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Story of Goyang history

2017-03-20

Heungguksa Temple and its 10 cultural assets that revived the nation

Goyang Heungguksa is a temple that has been at the foot of Hanmi Mountain (Nogo Mountain) across from the Bukhan Mountain for thousands of years.
Many cultural heritages remain in the temple area, including the oldest wooden structure of Goyang, Heungguksa Yaksajeon Hall. The name of the temple, Heungguksa means reviving the nation.
The view of various cultural assets in midst of the Bukhan Mountain is quite beautiful.
The temple is like a treasure house of Goyang’s Buddhist cultural assets such as handwriting of the Great King Young-Jo, rare painting of the Paradise, Buddha’s statue, trees, painting, etc, It is a Buddhist temple with many things to see and enjoy, including the sounds of the Buddhist sutras of Heungguksa, the view of Bukhan Mountain and the full moon in the night time.
I will tell you the stories that are contained in the streets of Heungguk Temple through heritage tour.