Tongdosa Guardian 2

Korea - Busan / Seoul

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November 29th 2009
The first morning in Pusan I bussed to T’ongdosa. The bus dropped me in a small town with no signs for tourists like me who only reads English. Then a chicken and pizza restaurant proprietor drove me to the temple, saving me 30 min of walking and at least another 15 min of figuring out where I was going. T’ongdosa, founded in 646 AD, was the first of the Three Treasure temples. Specificall ... read more

Asia » South Korea

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more