Pearl and I

Maisan Park

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May 22nd 2010
We took a hike at Maison Park, which means Horse's Ear, these mountains always reminds me of mountains in Tailand. We went here on a rainy day and it was still crowded at the main temple site. It was a long walk up to the temple but you are rewarded with a very cool sight, although it is not a very old temple, it is one of the most unique temples I've been to here in Korea. On the way down from ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Jeollabuk-do » Jinan » Maisan Provincial Park

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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