Sobaek-san 소백산 National Park -- a vast pristine wilderness, and sacred home of Biro-bul, the Buddha of Infinite Cosmic Light (including Seondal-san, Bonghwang-san and Munsu-san)
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overall view of hiking on the main ridge in springtime, from a Yeongju City tourist-brochure
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Sobaek's very long alpine ridge-top trail, part of the Baekdu-daegan
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the Seosu-seowon, Korea's first private Neo-Confucian Academy-with-Shrine, in Punggi Town. It was
founded by Toegye Yi Hwang in the mid-1500s, while he was Governor of Yeongju County, to honor
An Hyang, who first brought the Neo-Confucian teachings of Chu Hsi from China in the mid-1300s.
It's quite a charming and interesting place, sited next to a lovely stream just south of Sobaek-san.