Cheong Song

The new season has come without anyone realizing it in S. Korea. At End of Fall, I head to Cheong Song.

It's famous for its scenic beauty green and clear nature so it means spirit's world in Korean.

I’d like to introduce fall in Gyeongsangbuk-do before changing their weather fall to winter.

When I was reached in Cheong Song, I went to Jusanji Pond, has been 300 years old and good to sight of sunrise.

While walking to there, I can see superb natural landscape, Mt. Juwangsan, called nature walking road so I can get some information from educational facilities about natural phenomenon around the road.

It's so interesting and amusing time to Jusanji pond for that path.

Walking on the road with autumn colors makes me happy and excite.

Not for a while along that path, I can see the Jusanji pond.

It has been water for agricultural use in the remote past in Korea. It is a 100m long, 50m wide and 8m deep small pond in Mt. Juwangsan National Park. Since it was constructed, it has never dried up even during the severest drought.

So many people has depended on it. Now, It's the picture of Jusanji pond.

It is famous and huge willow trees grew up in that pond. It is one of the good place to take a photo.

Now, Let's see the Beauty of Jusanji pond.

It's huge willow trees with wet fog at Jusanji pond. It's so beautiful, isn't it?

What a wonderful sight ,It is only Cheong Song Jusanji pond.

Autumn, It's looks like that Mt. Juwang's star stone are looking at me which was a dragon ascends to heaven with autumn colors according to a legend.

I think it's the sole gift that can made by nature Blue sky and grand forest.

While looking at that trees, It's sunlight to knowing that morning in Jusanji above the ridges.

After taking beauty and happy time of all things, I walked to famous Dalgi Mineral Spring in Cheong Song.

As soon as reaching it, I couldn't wait to taste it and I took a cup of water in a hurry.

It was Mineral Spring Water that the most of unique I ever had and cool and piquant.

After taking this water, It's past to have breakfast.

Just at that time, There are a lot of famous restaurant for a so we can choose and entered one.

The manager recommended Korean chicken boiled with rice were ordered by many people and good for these days.

He said the all of food they made were base with mineral water, so it's good to health and take a lot.

Actually that food were a little bit unusual but tasty.

Especially, It made with medicinal herbs so it was meaty and soft. Plus the baked chicken with spicy seasoning was good to eat. At the end, It made me forgot how much I take.

When we wake up after taking a tasty food, That manager gave a mineral water good for digest.
because of overeating, I had a cool cup of water.

It helped to take my step forward with warm hearted.

I'd like to know about Cheong song after eating, I head to Cheong Song Folklore Museum.

As soon as step in to entry, there was jangseung, Korean traditional totem pole at the village entrance.

It is a border line and road sign between town, and guard of villages.

Looking around inner museum, I thought it's good to know details about the life of Korean ancestor and Cheong Song's features.

After seeing that for a while, I came out for looking display in outside of museum.

I here were Jumaks sold for drinks with foods, house for traveler, mill belated rice with power of fallen water.

It was leaded water from the mountain, and many people worked together and exchanged some information at here.

Seeing display, I can met a wide, and fair theatre for youth at back of it by chance.

I left sculpture of apples behind, and head to Mt. Juwang designated a 12th Korean National park called the best of mountain in Gyeongsangbuk-do.

It had been called SeokByungSan because it looks like set up a screen by stone before.

According to concerned parties, It had registered as 2th Korean National park on Mar. 24, 1976 and It's own ancient figure has been for 5 billion years.

Facing the grand and fine view by Mt.Juwang, I stared blankly in front of that, not knowing what to say next.

If time let me allow, I could enjoy that scenery but there was not enough time. so I should have to change my steps.

Next place is a produce distribution center for famous apple you should have taste it when you come in Cheong Song.

when I just alive, I felt apples tempting me with their sweet smell.

It make a boast of their beauty in front of me to all of fresh apples.

Why don't you try it ? It looks good, doesn't it?

Sweet apple's scent I'll make you happy.

Fortunately, I could take an apple thanks to owner.

Taking a bite out of an apple, It's best of taste I had before, I couldn't incommensurable with the others.

It was Cheong Song to interesting and meaningful trip with green, pure, beauty of Gyeongsangbuk-do at end of autumn .

I'd like to invite you.

Goryeong

I am going to visit Goryeong where is very famous for beautiful nature and embodies the spirit of old people.

Goryeong has is a historical place where rock art is still clearly remained from the old age and was Daegaya nation for 520 years and is a birthplace of master Uruk, who create Gayageum.Also here is the beautiful town of Gaya’s culture, history of Goryeong.

The weather was great when I leave.

A warm sunshine and breezy air makes me very exciting even now is autumn.

I headed for Daegaya museum as soon as get to Goryeong.

First, I went to history pavilion.

Inside the museum was very huge.

The crown and accessory caught my eye among many stuff.

These gold accessories were very dazzling even though I can see more beautiful accessories now.

Korean old people‘s the sense of beauty was very great I thought.

I also saw various life stuff and something to use at war period.

I saw many foreigners so there are 3 different languages to explain about relic.

At 2 FL exhibitions have relic from Old Stone Age to present. I could understand Daegaya , Goryeong-gun ‘s history well.

There are so many representative Korea’s treasures.

As you can this photo, this treasure was in a good state of presentation.

The treasure was well preserved and explanation was excellent. So it was very easy to understand.

This mural was re-painted. And this paint was Daegaya age.

It looks like a real! I could know about Daegaya people’s thinking and life.

This is the Daegaya royal tomb exhibition.

Here is also 100% re-make as like inside of royal tomb.

This is inside photo of Daegaya royal tomb exhibition.

I could see tomb’s structure, how to build and the way of dead body’s buried. Also I could see grave goods.

I felt al little weird and scared because it was inside of tomb. But I was impressed.

Here is Daegaya history theme park.

I felt ancient Daegaya’s culture with historical animations in the “Ancient House” and experience Daegaya people’s life style in 4D Video room.

I can directly experience Daegaya culture from “Dargaya international Affair Experiencing room” and ‘Steel Empire Daegaya Museum’.

I headed up the top of the viewing platform.

A viewing platform gave stunning views over the natural.

I went down from the platform, found out pretty log pension.

Isn’t that lovely pension which you can see in the fairy tale?

Because of the fresh air, beautiful nature and many things to do, the weekend is always full-booked. People said like that.

Next is Ureuk museum.

It just took 5 min from Daegaya museum by car.

It was a theme museum of Ureuk and Gayageum that excavates, collects, preserves and displays data related to Ureuk who invented Gayageum.

I saw Ureuk’s statue as soon as get the entrance of museum.

Here was the place where people are introduced to our musical instrument Gayaguem and can experience Gayageum both directly and indirectly.

And I stop by the place where making gayageum, geomungo and study and sales.

They were producing gayageum by theirs hand. The sight of a making instrument was very special.

I took a picture that a master craftsman was making a gayageum.

To watch this sight is really fun and you can feel real Korea.

I also looked around other gayageum.

The many kinds of gayageum were so beautiful.

I feel the beauty of tradition Korea during visit Goryeong today.

Korea’s beauty of tradition and beautiful gayageum will remain in my heart for long time.