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[About Korea] Region - Southeastern Region
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2017-11-20 20:41
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Korea's southeastern region, encompassing Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, is an area rich in tourist attractions with a great diversity of cultural assets and historical places. Hallyeosudo Waterway, and the Jirisan and Gayasan mountains are outstanding natural tourism resources in this region.
Gyeongju, which was the ancient capital of the thousand-year Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-A.D. 935), is now an exceptional open-air museum. Royal tombs, temple sites with weathered stone pagodas and Buddhist reliefs and fortress ruins are scattered all around the city. The mounded royal tombs have yielded many precious antique objects including exquisite gold crowns and other accessories.
The two supreme treasures of Gyeongju are the Bulguksa Temple and nearby Seokguram Grotto shrine, both completed in the eighth century and representative of highly refined Buddhist art widely appreciated throughout East Asia. They were included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1995. Other important historic sites include: Dumuli Park, Oreung (Five Tombs), Cheomseongdae (observatory), General Kim Yu-sin's Tomb, and Mt. Namsan, which is dotted with numerous Buddhist images, pagodas and temple remains. The Gyeongju National Museum houses antique treasures recovered from Gyeongju and its vicinity.
Bomun Lake Resort, located 6 kilometers from downtown on the eastern outskirts of the city, is an integrated tourist destination with several first-class hotels and various recreational facilities. Haeinsa Temple is famous for housing the 80,000 wooden printing blocks used to print the Tripitaka Koreana, which were carved in the 13th century. The Tripitaka Koreana is acknowledged as the most complete compilation of Buddhist scripture in East Asia.
Not far from historic Gyeongju are the growing industrial cities of Pohang and Ulsan. Pohang is home to the POSCO steel mills, while Ulsan is the industrial base for Hyundai, one of Korea's leading conglomerates. Busan is Korea's principal port and second-largest city. The Jagalchi Fish Market is right next to the piers where fishing boats unload their hauls daily. A colorful spectacle in the early morning, it is a great attraction for tourists as buyers haggle over the catch of the day.
Andong is one of the last living vestiges of old Korea, a treasure-trove of Confucian tradition. Hahoe, a small village near Andong, is famous for its unique traditional masks and the mask dance-drama, Hahoe-talchum. Dosanseowon, a Confucian academy founded by one of the most well-known scholars, Yi Hwang, in the 16th century, is also nearby. Massive-scale international tour and resort complexes are due to be completed by 2006 in the western and northern areas, featuring ultramodern recreation and leisure facilities. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the area to visit them.
- Extracted contents from the website of www.korea.net-
Korea's southeastern region, encompassing Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, is an area rich in tourist attractions with a great diversity of cultural assets and historical places. Hallyeosudo Waterway, and the Jirisan and Gayasan mountains are outstanding natural tourism resources in this region.
Gyeongju, which was the ancient capital of the thousand-year Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-A.D. 935), is now an exceptional open-air museum. Royal tombs, temple sites with weathered stone pagodas and Buddhist reliefs and fortress ruins are scattered all around the city. The mounded royal tombs have yielded many precious antique objects including exquisite gold crowns and other accessories.
The two supreme treasures of Gyeongju are the Bulguksa Temple and nearby Seokguram Grotto shrine, both completed in the eighth century and representative of highly refined Buddhist art widely appreciated throughout East Asia. They were included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1995. Other important historic sites include: Dumuli Park, Oreung (Five Tombs), Cheomseongdae (observatory), General Kim Yu-sin's Tomb, and Mt. Namsan, which is dotted with numerous Buddhist images, pagodas and temple remains. The Gyeongju National Museum houses antique treasures recovered from Gyeongju and its vicinity.
Bomun Lake Resort, located 6 kilometers from downtown on the eastern outskirts of the city, is an integrated tourist destination with several first-class hotels and various recreational facilities. Haeinsa Temple is famous for housing the 80,000 wooden printing blocks used to print the Tripitaka Koreana, which were carved in the 13th century. The Tripitaka Koreana is acknowledged as the most complete compilation of Buddhist scripture in East Asia.
Not far from historic Gyeongju are the growing industrial cities of Pohang and Ulsan. Pohang is home to the POSCO steel mills, while Ulsan is the industrial base for Hyundai, one of Korea's leading conglomerates. Busan is Korea's principal port and second-largest city. The Jagalchi Fish Market is right next to the piers where fishing boats unload their hauls daily. A colorful spectacle in the early morning, it is a great attraction for tourists as buyers haggle over the catch of the day.
Andong is one of the last living vestiges of old Korea, a treasure-trove of Confucian tradition. Hahoe, a small village near Andong, is famous for its unique traditional masks and the mask dance-drama, Hahoe-talchum. Dosanseowon, a Confucian academy founded by one of the most well-known scholars, Yi Hwang, in the 16th century, is also nearby. Massive-scale international tour and resort complexes are due to be completed by 2006 in the western and northern areas, featuring ultramodern recreation and leisure facilities. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the area to visit them.
- Extracted contents from the website of www.korea.net-