Near the top of Mt. Palgongsan is Donghwasa Temple.  It was amazing — that’s all I can say.

The original structures of Donghwasa Temple were built in 493 A.D., and it was expanded in 832 A.D. — all during the 992 year reign of the Silla Dynasty.

You can read more about the temple here.  I’ll let the pictures do the rest.

See the full photo set here.

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I made it up Mt. Palgongsan this weekend — it’s on the outskirts of Daegu (map).  After searching for the correct bus for 2 hours (Korea’s tourism website had the wrong bus listed and the tourism center went to lunch right when I found it), I was starting to wonder if was worth it.  But, I eventually found the right bus, paid my $1.25, and after an hour I was there.  It was definitely worth it.

The mountain is home to a lot of cultural sites (which I’ll post about later), but right now, here are the photos from the mountain top.

See the full photo set.

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