Wild Korea

As the autumn days shortened and the leaves thinned on the trees I accelerated my travel schedule to visit as many places as possible before winter set in. At the end of October an overnighter to Hwayang was one of these trips. I wasn’t sure public transport went there when I started, but in Goesan I found I could do it with just one more change of buses. After arrival I started walking up the valley and took lots more photos than I can put here. Here’s what’s of interest everywhere in the park – the autumn leaves; the stream; and the hills:

Hwayong is the site of one of the very early Confucian academies. The school is being rebuilt on its original site.

On a rock across the stream from the academy is the house where the teacher lived. Here also is a room in his house.

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Pastel-colored maples along the cliff – and the minbak where I stayed the night.

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Chaeunsa is this valley’s temple; a nearby rock is carved with Chinese characters:

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Here are Buddhas in the temple:

This tiny Buddha sits on a mat of money, in a little cave in back of the temple:

More colorful leaves on the way out of the valley:

Links:

Another person’s photos of Hwayang, taken earlier in the season

Korean Tourism Organization’s Hwayang page

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