Gyeryongsan () is a mountain in
South Chungcheong Province
South Chungcheong Province (), informally called Chungnam, is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, province of South Korea in the Hoseo region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. South Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi to ...
, South Korea. It lies at the meeting of the boundaries of several cities:
Gongju
Gongju (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
History
Gongju was formerly named Ungjin and was the capital of Baekje from AD 475 to 538. In this period, Baekje was under threat from Goguryeo. Goguryeo had overrun the previ ...
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Gyeryong
Gyeryong City (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in southeastern South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The incumbent mayor is . The city was created in 2003 after being split from Nonsan.
Gyeryongdae, a large military com ...
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Nonsan
Nonsan (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at . The origin of Nonsan's geographical names is said to have come from the small garden " Nolmoe, " which rises in the middle of farming fields, where rice paddie ...
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Daejeon
Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a ...
. It has been traditionally regarded as a sacred mountain, with the most
qi of any in South Korea. The name ''Gyeryongsan'' means chicken dragon mountain.
[''Gyeryongsan National Park'', brochure published by Korea national Park service, p. 8.] Portions of the mountain are included in a South Korean military reserve. Other portions are part of
Gyeryongsan National Park
Gyeryongsan National Park () is one of 20 national parks in South Korea. It was designated as a national park in 1968, as the second park in the country. It covers an area of . One part of Gyeryongsan, a mountain, is located in the park.
The p ...
. In the mountain, there are famous Buddhist temples such as
Donghaksa,
Gapsa and
Sinwonsa
Sinwonsa is a Buddhist temple in the South Chungcheong province in South Korea.
Sinwonsa is located in Yanghwari Gyeryong-myeon Gongju, and one of three main temples in Gyeryong mountain along with Donghaksa and Gapsa. The temple was built ...
, the latter two both being over a thousand years old. In addition the highest peak, Cheonhwangbong, there are seven other peaks with an elevation exceeding 500m.
The park has an area of 64.6 km
2. Besides insects, birds and small fish, the park's fauna include snakes, hedgehogs, deer, and
striped squirrels. Wild boar are also said to inhabit the park. About 1.4 million visitors come to the park each year. It is accessible by bus from the surrounding cities and villages and has a camp-ground. There are a total of 1,160 kinds of flora and fauna including 611 kinds of plants and 23 kinds of wild animals including roe deer and neoguri. There are a total of 42 cultural resources, including 2 national treasures and 10 treasures, including 18 designated cultural properties and 24 non-designated cultural properties.
See also
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List of mountains in South Korea
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Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of ...
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Environment of South Korea
The environment of South Korea is the natural environment of South Korea, which occupies the southern half of the Korean peninsula. Current issues include air pollution in large cities; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial ...
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Korean shamanism
Korean shamanism, also known as () is a religion from Korea. Religious studies, Scholars of religion classify it as a folk religion and sometimes regard it as one facet of a broader Korean vernacular religion distinct from Buddhism, Taoism, Dao ...
References
Sources
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External links
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San-shin website Index Page for Gyeryong-sanTravel in Korea profile
Mountains of South Chungcheong Province
Gongju
Mountains of Daejeon
Gyeryong
Nonsan
Yuseong District
Mountains of South Korea
Sacred mountains of South Korea
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