Gyeongsangbuk Province index

Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea

Visual index of rural sites in Gyeongsang province of Korea, in the southeast of the country.  Click to visit a site:

	Site name and description
	Bian Hyanggyo, (founded 1398, rebuilt 1619 onward) An old Confucian school in Uiseong.
	Buseoksa Temple (6th century, oldest building 1372) A spectacular temple, with one of the oldest wooden buildings in the country
	Cheongnyangsa Temple, (founded 663, oldest buildings from mid-Joseon) Great scenery rewards visitors who make the difficult climb to this mountain retreat
	Cheong Yong-jun House A beautiful courtyard house with a detached pavilion
	Gounsa Temple, (founded 661, oldest buildings 1835 onward) An isolated but magnificent temple midway between Uisong and Andong
	Gyeongju Kim Ancestral House (early 19th century) The head estate of a collateral branch of the Gyeongju Kim clan
	Haeinsa Temple, (founded 802, oldest buildings 1488 onward) One of Korea's 3 major temples, it houses an ancient woodblock copy of the Buddhist canon.
	Hosu House, (1613 onward) An unusual, H-shaped house with an elegant variation on the typical Korean house plan.
	Imgo Seowon Academy, (early 17th century) Several images of a private academy northeast of Daegu
	Jeong Jae-yeong House, (early 18th century onward) A large and beautiful estate in the remote village of Sammae, near Yeongcheon city
	Manchwidang Estate, (1784 onward) A sprawling compound with numerous courtyards and two ancestral shrines.
	Oksan Seowon Academy, (1572) One of the oldest private academies in the country
	Sagoedang Gotaek House (late 18th, early 19th centuries) A U-shaped house with an unusual two-story gatehouse.
	Sahyeonjeong Well (established 1545, present structure 1821) A shrine honoring An Sok's filial devotion to his four sons
	Sosu Seowon Academy, (1542) The very first of nearly a thousand private academies in Joseon Korea
	Yecheon Gamnoru, (1600s onward) A ritual hall dedicated to the progenitor of the Hamyang Bak clan.

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