Jiri-san Namwon City Gyoryong Sanseong Seon-gok-sa Charming Temple in Historic Fortress |
Elsewhere in this Section -- the Outer-Northwest Sector of Jiri-san: Manin Imjin War Shrine Baemsa-gol Gyegok Valley, Samdo-bong Peak Shilsang-sa, Reality Zen Monastery Deokeum-am Hermitage Related: Hwangsan Victory and Blood-Rock |
a lovely site of Korean Resistance during the 1592-98 "Imjin" Invasion near the the Baekdu-daegan MainRange in the Inner-Northwest Sector of Jiri-san |
The ancient 7-story pagoda (probably from the Goryeo Dynasty) and the new Sanshin-gak [Mountain-spirit Shrine] of Seon-gok-sa Temple, inside the Gyorong Mountain-Fortress all these photos were generously provided by my friend Roger Shepherd who visited here in March 2018 |
An excellent elaborate modern Sanshin painting is inside! Pink robe on the statue is weird, unique.... not sure if i've ever seen that before.... |
Location, just 2km west of downtown Namwon, and just NW of the Manin Tomb-Shrine. The summit of Mt. Gyoryong is 518m high. |