Let’s go “Cheongdo”

I am going to Gyeongbuk province where is the one of the great places as named “Cheongdo” today.

It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway.

The street looks very quiet and clean. The weather was little blur but not cold.

The signs guide visitors at places.
 

I saw some Buddhist monk in the field. They were working on a farm.

There are 260 Buddhist monks this area. Somebody told me.

Here is Unmun-sa temple’s sign.
 

Unmun-sa Temple is one of Korea's major temples and it is situated on Tiger Mountain.

This is the gate of Unmun-sa.This is the inside of view. The temple was quiet and peaceful.

Some temple was under construction.

There is weeping fine tree. This tree was designate as a natural monument 180.

Little pine tree is so pretty. Isn’t it?

This is about Weeping red pine tree.

 This bell called “ Chungdong bell” It’s huge.

 Very peaceful and make me feel quiet. 

 Look, there are Buddhist monks.

They chanted a Buddhist prayer. I didn’t understand what they were saying, but I am sure something good wish everyone~

Wow , This is very big and splendid statue of the Buddha.

This colorful roof was so beautiful .

These are monk’s shoes.

Beautiful garden~

This is souvenir shop. There was lots of stuff that I have never seen before.

I could see Buddhist rosary and key holder. It was interesting.

Spring is coming. I am sure that if the weather is warm there will be lots of flower and trees as well.

It’s going to be nice ~

I choose the restaurant where looks the oldest one. There were many fish restaurants.


There was very special menu it called Bing fish. And it is fried. People say this location is the best for this fish.

Here is the restaurant’s table and chair. It looks bungalow.~

This is inside of restaurant. It was so like a KOREA…. Which is nice and beautiful.


We ordered fish stew.. um… It was spicy but soup was very good.

This is side dishes. All the vegetable and Kimchi was so delicious. 

This is spring parsley. A taste was very special.

This is fish stew. It was very good!! But hot! Haha.


After lunch we went Cheongdo Wine Tunnel, which is basically a wine cellar built into an abandoned railway tunnel.

Here is also famous for TV drams shooting spot.

The wine made and sold at the wine tunnel is not from grapes, but persimmons.

The manager told me 90% of the persimmons grown in Korea are from Cheongdo and there are trees bearing the fruit all over the city.

This picture is the inside of the tunnel. There is pretty light and persimmon scent~~ 

It is funny photo zone.

This is wine café.

Here, Gam wine is made of a local produce, Cheongdo flat seedless persimmons, and is a wine that has the full aroma, taste, and nutrition of fresh persimmons.



The manager told me that no matter which season, country, many customer visit here to taste this wine all year. I could learn how to storage, how to ripen to look exhibition.

It’s very nice to go out with date. The entire place was very romantic.

 This wine does not add any alcohol — it is made from 100% persimmon which is fermented with a special enzyme and is ripened for more than a year.

Here was very quaint and romantic little town with frosty permission trees all over the place.  

The light was so fantastic. Even in the day, it was like a night.


Why don’t you try a new world wine and peaceful place in Gyeongbuk cheongdo?

Uiseong

What a beautiful today. I'm going to visit Uiseong city.

I looked for about Uiseong before I leave.

Uiseong County (Uiseong-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Located near the center of the province, it is bounded by Andong on the north, Cheongsong on the east, Gunwi County on the south, and Sangju and Yecheon on the west.

As in most parts of Korea, most of the land is vacant and forested; only about 19% of the county's area is farmland.

The county is largely rural, with an economy dominated by agriculture; the only urbanized area is the county seat, Uijeong-eup.

This picture is Uiseong Tapri Five-Story Stone Pagoda.

The Uiseong Tap-ri Five-Story Pagoda is a five-story stone pagoda from the Unified Silla Kingdom located in Tapri village.

The five-story stone body is built on a low platform, and the tower is unique in displaying both a brick tower-style made of brick-shaped stones, and a wooden pagoda.

The platform is made of several stones, and different types of stones are used for the pillars in the middle and one in the corner to make a wooden pagoda-shaped body.

The first story is higher than the second one, and from there, the height is drastically reduced, and a shrine containing a Buddhist statue is installed in the first story.

Then I moved to see Dinosaur footprint fossils in Uiseong Jeo-ri.

The term dinosaur refers to the 5m to 25m long reptiles that roamed the earth from the Jurassic period through the Cretaceous period.

The dinosaur footprint fossils in Uiseong Jeo-ri were found when a mountainside was being excavated to expand the local roads in Uiseong District.

The fossil is assumed to be from the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic and was made approximately 115 million years ago.

The next place I went to was Sansuyu village. As the village name, this place is famous for Sansuyu fruit.

People say Sansuyu trees planted at Uiseong district originated from this village.

However, as cheap Sansuyu fruits are imported from China these days, Sansuyu producers in the village are worrying about their poor market situation.

Viewed from the surrounding mountains, the village looks like a yellow basket hidden in the bottom of the mountain valleys.

Covered with the thick yellow blossoms of Sansuyu, houses in the villages are almost invisible from the nearby mountains.

Sansuyu blossoms blooming over the earth and stone walls of four remaining old style houses look very friendly.

Sansuyu blossoms begin to bloom from mid March at this village and last until early to mid April.

Next I head for Gounsa Temple .

It is the Head Temple for the 16th District of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism which was established by Buddhist priest Uisang in the first year of King Sinmun of the Silla Kingdom (681).

The temple controls around 60 subordinate temples.

The Buddhist priest Samyeong stored rice for emergencies and treated the wounded during the Japanese (Hideyoshi's) invasion of Korea in 1592, so the temple is also well known for its active role to defend the motherland.

As the source of Buddhism and learning, the temple gave birth to several high priests such as Buddhist priests Hamhung and Suweol, and it is still frequented by many Buddhist monks.

It preserves National Treasure No. 246 The Statue of Sitting Buddha and 27 temple houses including Regional Tangible Cultural Asset No. 151 Gaunru Pavilion, and it also has a 500-meter long pine forest for casual hikers called “Solgul” at the entrance, and Dungun Mountain in the back of the temple has a path up a mountain for mountain climbers.

I have heard Uiseong Topsan spa.

This spa’s water is containing germanium .

This water has many great effect.

This water is very good for a skin.

Also good for a disease such as diabetes, blood pressure, hepatitis..

I don’t even have any disease, but I feel like to heal every parts of my body.

With the reputation of being one of the best hot springs in Korea, there are 100% natural hot spring spa, eastern yellow soil humid sauna, and variety of outdoor hot tubs in the facility.

The various Asian, Western, and fast-food restaurants, outdoor driving range, lodges, and ballrooms make this facility almost perfect.

This trip was just like a rest for me .

Maybe because I had a nice spa the end of the day.

Why don’t you have a day trip in Gyeongbuk Uiseong .

It is nice and make you feel fresh!!