Daegu index    Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea


Click on a red square to visit that location.
Map adapted from Moon's South Korea Handbook, c. 1997 Robert Nilsen
Above is a map of Palgongsan park, 22 kilometers north of Daegu.  It contains many historical sites.  On the map, the reverse swastikas indicate Buddhist hermitages.  Dark lines are roads and dotted lines indicate trails.  The bar near the center is a cable car that runs up the mountain.  Black triangles indicate mountain peaks.

Site name and description
Buinsa Temple, (mostly recent reconstructions)
The original repository of the Tripitaka Koreana
Bukjijangsa Temple, (Originally Old Silla, rebuilt Joseon Dynasty)
A Buddhist temple built on foundation stones from the Old Silla period.
Choi Family Clan House, (1630 onward)
The oldest house in Daegu, located in Otgol village to the east of town.
Daegu Hyanggyo, (1398, rebuilt 1598 onward)
A state-sponsored Confucian school that flourished in the Joseon dynasty
Dodong Seowon Academy, (1568 AD)
A private Confucian Academy
Donghwasa Temple (Joseon dynasty and modern additions)
An ancient temple with a sizable precinct added in the 1980s
Eunhaesa Temple (founded 809, oldest structures 16th century onward)
A spacious temple east of Daegu
Gatbawi Stone Buddha (9th century)
An ancient Buddha statue at the top of a mountain
Gunwi Grotto Hermitage, (8th century)
A cave grotto that may have inspired the famous Seokguram
Pagyesa Temple, (8th century onward)
A Buddhist temple founded in 804 by the Silla Monk Aejang.
Shin Seonggyeom Shrine, (rebuilt 20th century on 10th-century site)
A seldom-visited shrine to a 10th century general.

Daegu is South Korea's largest inland city.  Its  history extends back to the Silla era, when the royal court briefly considered transferring the capital from Gyeongju to Daegu, a move that never took place.  In preparation for the move, a number of temples were founded that have grown to prominence in the centuries since.

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