Presented to the Research for Korean Culture course Korean Cultural Institute Sookmyung Womens University Seoul September 11th 2015 By Professor David A Mason Department of Public Service ID: 627927
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Korea’s best Places to Visit, and Twelve UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Presented to the
Research for Korean Culture
course
Korean Cultural Institute,
Sookmyung
Women's University
, Seoul
September 11th, 2015
By
Professor
David A. Mason
Department of Public Service
Chung-
Ang
UniversitySlide2
Four “Golden Ages”
600 – 800 Late 3-Kingdoms,
Early Unified Shilla
0950 – 1200 Early Goryeo Dynasty
1392 – 1592
Early Joseon
Dynasty
1988 – ???? Modern South KoreaSlide3
Interlocking Lists of the Places Most Worth Visiting In the Republic of Korea
12
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
317
National Treasures of Korea
21 grandest Buddhist Temples
4 most famous Neo-Confucian Academies
6 Palaces & a Royal Shrine
42 National and Provincial Parks
12 most-sacred and scenic mountains
best-preserved-nature areas and islands
Some unique individual sitesSlide4
11 UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites
Bulguk-sa Temple and
Seokgur
-am Grotto (1995)
Haein-sa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, (1995)
the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Jongmyo
Shrine (1995)
Changdeok
-gung Palace Complex (1997)
Suwon
Hwaseong
Fortress
(castle)
(1997)
Gyeongju Historic Areas (2000)
Gochang
, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (2000)
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (2009)
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and
Yangdong
(2010
)
Namhan Sanseong Fortress (2014)
Baekje Historic Areas (2014)Slide5
Bulguk-sa Temple and Seokgur-am Grotto (1995)Slide6Slide7
Haein-sa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (1995) Slide8
Jongmyo Shrine (1995)Slide9
Changdeok-gung Palace Complex (1997)Slide10
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress (1997)Slide11
Gyeongju Historic Areas(2000)Slide12Slide13
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (2000)Slide14
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty(2009) 40 tombs in 18 locations Slide15
Historic Villages of Korea:Hahoe and Yangdong (2010)Slide16
Baekje Historic Sites (2014)Slide17
Baekje Historic Sites (2014)Slide18
Namhan Sanseong Fortress (2014)Slide19
21 National Parks
System started in 1967 with Jiri-san – visionary!
also 21 Provincial ParksSlide20
Taebaek-san National
Park
(2016.08!)
Nationalistic
ShamanismSlide21
Gaya-san National Park
Nongsan
-jeong PavilionSlide22
Gaya-san National Park
Nongsan
-jeong PavilionSlide23Slide24
21 greatest Buddhist TemplesSlide25Slide26Slide27
Buseok-sa Muryangsu-jeonSlide28Slide29
Seoul Samgak-san Doseon-saSlide30Slide31
the best-preserved natural areas and islands
UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site:
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (2007)
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves:
Mount Seorak-san (1982)
Jeju Island (2002)
Shinan Dadohae (2009)
Gwangneung Forest (2010)
Upo Wetlands west of Busan City
Suncheon Bay Wetlands, South Jeolla
Deogyu-san and Worak-san National Parks
Ganghwa, Jindo, and other Islands, west & south coastsSlide32
Special Sites, such as Seoul’s Inwang-sanSlide33
Concluding Note:
Further Information:
www.san-shin.org