Bongjeongsa

The seat where the paper bonanza sits

Legend has it that in 676, a paper-folded phoenix bowed in its seat. It is said that a costume ambassador was founded, the Bongjeong Temple. It harbors the oldest wooden structure in Korea, the Porakjeon (National Treasure No. 15), and is still a living Sansa practiced by monks. In 2018, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with seven Sansasas in Korea.

Fall of the poles

The oldest wooden building in Korea! It was built in the Goryeo era, but it is a living architectural textbook according to the architectural style of the Unification Shilla era.

Walk the Foreground — Jonggak, Eungjinjeon, Samsung Gak

Slowly looking around the grounds, Jonggak embracing the ringing of the evening prefigure, Naejinjeon, Sanshin, Chilsung, and Samsunggak containing toxicity, and Songamdang and Interest Hall, the monks' custodial bonds — the large and small angles of the thousand-year Sansa tell their stories.

Manseru and Yeongsanam

With its sloping terrain, Manseru hides fun architectural tricks that look second-floor from the front and ground-floor from the back. Yeongsanam, considered one of the top 10 gardens in Korea, is also famous as the filming location of the movie The Reason Why the Dharma Went East, and the entrance to it is the foohwa-roo in the photo.

영산암

봉정사의 부속 암자인 영산암은 마당 정원이 ‘한국의 10대 정원’으로 꼽히며, 영화 〈달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은?〉의 촬영지로도 잘 알려져 있습니다. ‘꽃비가 내리는 누각’이라는 뜻의 우화루는 영산암의 정문을 겸하며, 작은 문을 지나면 전각과 자연이 어우러진 아늑한 마당 정원이 펼쳐집니다