Road show in Daegu(Dongsung-ro) #3- Food(chicken fried rice)

Road show in Daegu(Dongsung-ro) #2- Accessory shop and Large bookstore

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Road show in Daegu(Dongsung-ro) #1- Banwoldang and road shops

We introduce Daegu city, South Korea!
KISAK went to the Dongsung-ro, downtown of Daegu and film something :)

Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon

 

<Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Korean Woodblocks >

 

Do you know Janggyeong Panjeon(장경판전) at Haeinsa Temple? Janggyeong Panjeon is the depository for Tripitaka Koreana(대장경판) or Palman Daejanggyeong(팔만 대장경) at Haeinsa Temple in Korea. Haeinsa Temple is located in Mt. Gaya. This archive is the oldest place in Haeinsa Temple. Throughout the years, Janggyeong Panjeon has been reconstructed and repaired by some kings.

<Haeinsa Temple

 

("Goryeo" is the name of Korea from the 10th to the 14th centuries when the Tripitaka Koreana was made.) The Tripitaka Koreana was first carved in 1087 during the Third Goryeo-Khitan War. The act of carving the woodblocks was considered to be a way of bringing about a change in fortune by invoking the Buddha's help. The carving took 16 years, from 1236 to 1251, with support from the Choe House and involving monks from both the Seon and Gyo schools. In 1398(Joseon dynasty), it was moved to Haeinsa, where they have remained housed in four buildings.

<Janggyeong Panjeon's inside

The Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon has been recorded as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And the Tripitaka Koreana has been registered as national treasure of Korea. The UNESCO committee evaluated the Triptaka Koreana as one of the "most important and most complete corpus of Buddhist doctrinal texts in the world."  Its religious and aesthetic value was understood in throughout the world.

Also Janggyeong Panjeon is known for its scientific structure. There are no ornaments, in order to focus on the depository's function. For ventilation it has windows by each part of bookshelves whose Northern and Southern dimensions are different. By putting charcoal, powdered lime, salt and sand in Janggyeong Panjeon’s ground, it controls its humidity naturally.

Scientists said that Janggyeong Panjeon used the nature and science remarkably which allowed it to be preserved well until now.

You'll experience ancient Korea's soul and strong will when you visit Haeinsa Temple's Janggyeong Panjeon and, at the same time, you will find a lot of scientific principles applied there.

Source: Wikipedia (only for the part explaining the site's history)

Tourist spot: Jeju Island

Jeju Island (Korean name: Jeju-do)
Jeju Island is an oval shaped volcanic Island of Korea. The volcanic activity made Jeju-do so that's why it is called “volcano museum”. Its extraordinary topography contributed to allow Jeju Island to register on UNESCO’s 3 fields of natural science. Once you see Jeju Island, you’ll fall in love with it.



http://www.jejutour.go.kr/ : you can get information about Jeju Island in this website which has English, Japanese and Chinese versions.




 1. Soingook Themepark
Location: Seogwang-ri, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Korea
Viewing hours: 8:30~19:30<summer season>, 8:30~17:30<winter season>
Admission fee: 5,000won<kids: 3~12year-old>
                         7,000won<teenagers: 13~18year-old>                        
                          9,000won<adults>

Explanation: In Soingook Themepark You can see 116 miniatures of World famous landmarks from 30 countries. The sizes of the exhibits were reduced at a fixed rate so their shapes remain the same as the original structures. There are miniatures of the Statue of Liberty, Sydney Opera House, Napoleonic Arc de Triomphe, taj mahal, Buckingham Palace, Egyptian pyramid. And there are also many Korean architectures. For example, Jeju International Airport, Seoul Station, the National Assembly building, Bulguk temple and Hwaseong Fortress.


















2.Cheonjeyeon Waterfall
Location: Jungmun-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Korea
Viewing hours: 8:00~19:00<summer season>, 8:20~17:30<winter season>
Admission fee: 1,350won<kids and juvenile: 7~24year-old> , 2,500won<adults> -personal rate.

Explanation: Cheonjeyeon Waterfall (not to be confused with the Cheonjiyeon Waterfall) is a three-tier waterfall located on Jeju Island. The falls are a popular tourist spot on Jeju-do. The waterfall is one of the three famous waterfalls of Jeju, the other two being Cheonjiyeon Waterfall and Jeongbang Waterfall. Source: Wikipedia








 3.Manjanggul Cave
Location: Gimnyeong-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea
Viewing hours: 9:00~18:00<summer season>, 9:00~17:00<winter season>
Admission fee: 2,000won

Explanation: Manjanggul Cave has lots of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars and cave corals.
Because of world sized cave It takes a long time to explore (about 2~3 hours). But it’s still a great cave to see the marks of volcanic activities.