Medicine Buddha

GyeongSan

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July 6th 2012
Hello, everyone! I'd like to tell you what I did this week. This week, I hiked in Gyeongsan. Gyeongsan is a city. It is located in Gyeongsangbuk-do. Traveling is awesome! I traveled to Gyeongsan with the teachers from my school. We walked up many stairs. At the top of the mountain, we saw a big statue of Buddha. Here is a picture of the Buddha statue I saw. ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Gyeongsangbuk-do » Gyeongsan

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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