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Gyeongsangbuk-do

Why Go? ...... 144 ’s cultural warehouse, Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도) ...... 154 is a region resplendent both in natural beauty and heritage Pohang...... 165 sites, including many fascinating temples, ancient pagodas, Ulleungdo...... 168 rock-carved Buddhas and tombs. Gyeongju is often called ...... 172 ‘the museum without walls’ for its historical treasures, many of which are outdoors. The oddly symmetrical tumuli ...... 175 (burial mounds) in the centre of town are serene pyramids – Cheongnyangsan stately reminders of the dead they still honour. Provincial Park...... 175 The region’s major city, Daegu, is a sprawling place with Juwangsan an excellent medicinal herb market, a downtown drenched National Park...... 176 in neon and superb restaurants. Elsewhere, don’t miss Haein-sa, a must-see temple-library amid gorgeous moun- tain scenery that contains the , 1000-year- old wooden tablets inscribed with sacred Buddhist texts and Best Places to ingeniously preserved in a building so ahead of its time that Stay modern science hasn’t improved it. Off the coast is the rug- »»Taegu Grand Hotel (p146) ged island of Ulleungdo, with seemingly endless opportuni- ties to enjoy spectacular coastal landscapes. »»Sarangchae (p160) »»Nahbi Guest House (p160) »»Rak Ko Jae Hahoe (p175) When to Go »»Design Motel A2 (p166) Daegu °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 40/104 16/400

30/86 Best Places to Eat 12/300 »»Bulgogi Myeongya (p162) 20/68 10/50 8/200 »»Gaejeung (p148) 0/32 »»Kisoya (p162) 4/100 -10/14

»»Dijon (p148) -20/-4 0 »»99 Sikdang (p171) J F DNOSAJJMAM

Apr–Jun Lovely Mid-Aug Catch Late Sep–early temperatures Ulleungdo’s squid Oct Andong’s and low humidity; festival and enjoy Mask Dance Fes- a great time to delicious seafood tival, a highlight travel here. in a unique island of the Korean arts setting. calendar. - - - Road Hierarchy Hierarchy Hydro Symbols map Off dest'ns S E A E A S T (p168) Daebon (p175) Sea Tomb of King Munmu ( S e a o f J a p a n ) Homigot Lighthouse a Pyeonghae To Ulleungdo All key roads labelled? roads key All removed? colours Spot done? Illustrator in Masking correct? Inset/enlargement Seongnyugul Bulguk-sa Ulleungdo Gusan Hupo Uljin Ulsan Deokgu Hot Springs Bulyeong-s Gyeongju

Book Notes Scale Title Nthpt Valley National Park a Admire centuries- Admire Pohang 8 Yeongdeok Pokpo KEY FORMAT SETTINGS KEY FORMAT (Lines) Number of Rows and Margins Column Widths (930m) Yongso Juwangsan National Park Bogyeong-sa seafood of of seafood stunning scenery and great and great scenery stunning 5 and an old architecture in life of way unchanged Village Hahoe Folk Naeyeonsan

Yangdong Bulyeong Folk Village (999m) 대구 Oksan Gwanchang Pokpo Minssimyo Gyeongju Cheongnyang-s Cheongyangsan Changinbong (870m) 27.08.12 21/9/12 Eungbongsan Park Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Gajisan Imhaho 053 / POP 2.45 MILLION Cheongsong Provincial (p152) Taebaek (p154), the (p154), Andongho Daegu % city is fourth largest a ’s pleas ant and progressive place with a fascinat ing traditional-medicine excellent market, eating options and some a humming downtown that’s good fun to explore. The students exchange for place popular a is city student large the and teachers, English and population gives Daegu a young and care feel. free 35 Andong Dosan Bongwha Seowon Uiseong Provincial Park - - Cheongnyangsan Buseok-sa Yeongcheon Park a Haein-sa Provincial Palgongsan Hahoe Mask Museum Gyeongju jacquelinen GANGWON-DO jacquelinen Punggi Walk along the rocky along the rocky Walk Slip back into the Shilla into Slip back Daegu temple temple 3 in era walls’ without ‘museum 4 the and enjoy coastline the Buddhist sutras at the sutras the Buddhist 7 1 Hahoe Gumi Sobaeksan Bongjeong-s Editor Check Editor Cxns Editor Cxns MC Cxns Author Cxns Final Ed Initial Mapping MC Check MC/CC Signoff Hanji National Park Andong GYEONGSANGNAM-DO Folk Village Park 20 km 10 miles Gochang Park Key National Woraksan Gimcheon Haein-sa Provincial Geumosan 9 Sangju medicinal herb s Chungjuho Mungyeon Chungju Park (p145) in Daegu in Daegu (p145) 0 0 Jikji-sa Gayasan National See and smell the and smell See Marvel at the 80,000- Marvel Park Gyeongsangbuk kor8 Tom Master Tom National Korea 9 Korea Songnisan Yeongdong before partaking of great great of partaking before downtown city’s the in eating 2 of tablets wooden plus Gyeongsangbuk-do Highlights Gyeongsangbuk-do 1 fascinating market 14-gyeongsangbuk-do-kor9.dwg CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO To Daejeon (30km); Seoul (170km) Book Chapter Author Border Basefile New References File History who, where and when a person could marry. could person a when and where who, Confucian laws were widely adopted and in and adopted widely were laws Confucian including life, of all aspects Korean formed defeat Japanese threats, as threats, well defeat Japanese as to repel other Korean invaders. During this time ing ing this empire, almost the 1000-year-long to China with alliances created rulers Shilla (57 (57 BC–AD 935), and as such was a central Dur trade. and government of part Korean At At the centre of South was once Korea, the capital this of the area Shilla empire

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