Namsan (Gyeongju)
Chilbulam relief carved into stone on Namsan
Korean name
Hangul 남산 Hanja 南山 Revised Romanization Namsan McCune-Reischauer Namsan

Namsan (남산, "South Mountain") is a 494-meter peak in the heart of Gyeongju National Park, just south of Gyeongju, South Korea. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which Gyeongju National Park is one of 20 national parks in South Korea. Gyeongju is an administrative division of South Korea and one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The mountain is within easy reach from the city and attracts a large number of national tourists. Namsan covers an area of about 8 km (north-south) by 12 km (east-west). Some 180 peaks are counted, of which Geumobong (468 m) and Gouibong (495 m) are the best-known. There are about 40 valleys.

Cultural remains

Namsan is home to many historic and cultural remains, and is now part of the historic area around Gyeongju that was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage in 2000. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Namsan is home to many remains from the Silla period, including some tombs of Silla rulers. Silla (57 BC – 935 AD was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. There are hundreds of remains scattered around the mountain. Poseokjeong is one of the most famous of these sites, lying at the foot of Namsan. The Poseokjeong site near Namsan in South Korea was built in the Silla period Other remains include Korean Buddhist art, sculptures, about 80 carved reliefs, about 60 stone pagodas and remains of about 100 temples and palaces mostly built between the 7th and 10th century. Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Mahayana Buddhism A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered Tower with multiple Eaves common in China, Japan, Korea A temple (from the Latin word Templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities such as prayer and sacrifice or analogous rites A palace is a grand residence especially the home of a Head of state or some other high-ranking Public figure. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. 12 of these relicts are designated national treasures.

The concentration of remains is particularly high at the foothills west of Namsan. The remains are thought to reflect the rise and fall of the Silla kingdom. Najeong Well is the mystic birth place of King Park Hyeokgeose, founder of the Silla dynasty. Only a small stone with inscriptions remains of this site. According to legend, one day in 69 BC Seobeol—chieftain of Goheo village—spotted a white horse kneeling by Najeong well. Year 69 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus When approaching the site to take a closer look, the horse disappeared, but he found an egg. In most Birds and Reptiles an egg ( Latin ovum) is the Zygote, resulting from Fertilization of the Ovum. From the egg hatched a boy who was chosen to become king at the age of 13.

The Yangsanjae shrine was built in honour of a founder who lived in Seorabeol before the Silla kingdom was established. Gyeongju is an administrative division of South Korea and one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Korea A famous site is the three stone Buddha statue of Bae-ri. The site features three Buddha figures carved into stone. More recently, a roof was erected to protect the statues.

The sitting stone statue of Buddha in the Mireuk valley, the sitting image of Bodhisattva carved into a stone wall at Sinseonam are two of the designated national treasures. In addition, there are sites of local significance, such as the sitting figure of Sakyamuni carved on a rock in Samneung Valley. This figure is about 7 metres high and about 5 metres wide. It is the biggest sitting statue at Namsam.

Cheongwansa is a historic temple.

Gallery

Stone pagoda on Namsan

Buddha relief carved into stone on Namsan near Gyeongju

Nature

Namsan is not only known for the Silla remains, but also appreciated by many tourists for its natural beauty.

See also

• List of mountains in Korea
• List of Korea-related topics