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| We pass again through Geoje city ... |
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| ... then Jinju ... |
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| ... to finally reach Jirisan National Park and the town of Sancheong |
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| Arriving at Haeinsan |
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| We make a short visit, since it is late |
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| This building is full of tourist shops |
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| Getting closer |
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| Even phone booth are styly ! |
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| First gate (Iljumun) |
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| Second gate |
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| This is the maze around Haeindo stone. It is said that circling around the stone and following the path of the maze while praying, one sees his desire accomplished. |
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| Janggyeongpanjeon (!) There are 108 steps since the first gate. On each step, the visitor can renounce each of the 108 wordly desires in his mind. |
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| Back to the Haeindo ground, there is a bell and drum tower. We even got to witness monks playing on them. |
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| This pagoda commemorates Baek Yong-seong, one of the greatest priests of Korea |
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| Today, we have more time, so we come back to the temple |
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| Detail of the ceiling of the gate |
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| People praying in the maze |
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| Here also, one is supposed to pray while walking around the pagoda. |
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| Monks with mobile phones |
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| Detail of the roof of Janggyeongpanjeon |
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| In this building is the Tripitaka Koreana, a collection of Buddhist scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks. It is the world's oldest intact version of Buddhist canon in Chinese script. |
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| Detail on the wall of one of the buildings |
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| Coming out of the area, one needs to pass the styly toll gate |
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| Typical landscape next to Andong. |
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| Close to Andong is Hahoe, an old and preserved traditional folk village. |
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| Wood sculpture is important ... |
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| ... but not as much as lotus ... |
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| ... or rice cultivation |
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| the village is centered around the nice blue-tiled houses of the leading class, farmers having thatched-roof houses |
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| Typical pottery in Korea: this is used to keep food. Food can ferment for many month, up to 2 years. |
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| Some of the locals have some humour :) |
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| This nice lady offered us to try a local liquor and some tea. Her son or daughter is working for Nokia :) |
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| Muumi and Kiki have chosen their new house :) |
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| Plus, some shadow is more than welcome in this heat. |
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