| "Passion For Korea" Tour Day 11 (April 15, 2006) Maisan (Horse Ears Mountain) |
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There are several scenic stops around Maisan. We stopped at one for the Maisan Stone Pagoda.
To get to the pagoda, we had to walk up a long path lined with cherry blossom trees in bloom.
The path passed the Geumdang Temple which unlike other Buddhist temples was painted in gold.
To get to the pagoda, we had to walk up a long path lined with cherry blossom trees in bloom.
The path passed the Geumdang Temple which unlike other Buddhist temples was painted in gold.
| The stupas shown above are called Cheonji-Tap. To see these stupas up close, you need to climb up the hill behind the pagoda. Stones are piled together to make stupas and somehow don't fall apart even though no cement is used. As an aside, while hiking up to the stupas, we met some young people from the U.S. and New Zealand that were teaching English in Jeonju schools. We were very happy to chat with them. Seeing a non-Asian person outside of Seoul is not as common as you would think. We better do something about that by encouraging more Americans to visit Korea. |
We left Jeonju and drove east to Jinan, a mountainous area in North Jeolla Province,
to see Maisan. Maisan consists of 2 tall mountain peaks which resemble 2 horse
ears. One peak, called Am-maibong, is considered female and is higher than the
other peak, called Sut-maibong, which is considered male. Sorry, I don't have any
photo of Maisan.
to see Maisan. Maisan consists of 2 tall mountain peaks which resemble 2 horse
ears. One peak, called Am-maibong, is considered female and is higher than the
other peak, called Sut-maibong, which is considered male. Sorry, I don't have any
photo of Maisan.
The Maisan Stone Pagoda is located at the base of Am-maibong. It has about 80
stupas (dome-shaped towers) made by Yi Kap Myong, a Buddhist mystic who
lived from 1860 to 1957.
stupas (dome-shaped towers) made by Yi Kap Myong, a Buddhist mystic who
lived from 1860 to 1957.