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Trip To Suncheon

Songgwangsa temple was founded by Zen Master Hyerin in the latter part of the Shilla dynasty. Nagan Folk Village Fortress, administrative building, quest house and old thatched houses are well preserved. Kaist campus is a short walk away from the temple.

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Trip To Suncheon

Songgwangsa temple was founded by Zen Master Hyerin in the latter part of the Shilla dynasty. Nagan Folk Village Fortress, administrative building, quest house and old thatched houses are well preserved. Kaist campus is a short walk away from the temple.

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TRIP TO SUNCHEON

Songgwangsa Temple Nagan folk Village- Suncheon Bay

26th, Nov, 2011

Trip To Suncheon
Schedule 8:00 10:50-12:10 12:10-13:00 13:00-13:30 13:30-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-17:00 17:00-19:30 Events Departure Songgwangsa Temple Lunch Move to Nagan folk Village Nagan Folk Village Move to Suncheon Bay Suncheon Bay Move to KAIST Vegetarian Food Note The duck-pond on the KAIST campus

1. Songgwangsa Temple According to the remaining records, Songgwang-sa was founded by Zen Master Hyerin in the latter part of the Shilla dynasty. The temple some one hundred kan size, firstly called Gilsangsa on Mt. Songgwang, was of relatively small size, housing 30 or 40 monks. Afterwards, prepared Saint to Seokjo tried and expand the temple

extensively in the Injong era of the Koryo dynasty but couldn't achieve it because of his passing away. From the date when Jeonghyegyeolsa was moved to this place by Jinul, the national master Bulil Bojo, Gilsangsa having been deserted for more than fifty years has been reconstructed and spotlighted as the center of the Korean Buddhism. Jinul established a new tradition of the Korean Buddhism by having undergoing a complete change of the temple with holding the Buddhist reconstruction service for 9 years(the 27 th year of Myeongjong(1197) ~ the 1 st year of Heejong) and teaching the numerous people participating in Jeonghyegyeolsa movement. Since then, Songgwang-sa has been spotlighted as the center of the Korean Buddhism. Even though it underwent many disasters such as Jeongyoojaeran and the Korean War, the persistent Buddhist reconstruction service has enabled it to present a magnificent appearance.

2. Nagan Folk Village Fortress, administrative building, quest house and old thatched houses of the Joseon dynasty are well preserved, with the forteress and village being registered as Korean historical site No.302. According to history, General Kim Bin-kil made the army build earthern walls to protect residents from the Japanese invasion of the Joseon Dynasty in 1297, and then was rebuilt as stone walls by Lim Kyoung-up who was the Governor in 1626. Nagan Folk Village is the only traditional folk village in Korea where ordinary people still reside within the fortress grounds.

3. Suncheon Bay Suncheon Bay is a natural treasure filled with vast tidal flats and reeds. It is a leading ecological tourist destination which was designated as a Ramsar convention area on January 20th, 2006 as the first coastal wetlands in Korea. During Autumn, you may witness the reed flowers bloom, red shades of Chilmyeoncho and the flight of migratory birds, offering the most beautiful scenery in the country.

Person In Charge Name : Raquel Sujin Kim E-mail : raquel@kaist.ac.kr Tel : Ext. 8731
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