Date of visit: 2023/4/8
Seoraksan is the highest peak in the Gangwon-do region and one of the most representative mountains in Korea. In Taiwan, you can often see various Korean dishes named after Seoraksan, which shows its importance. Seoraksan is known as the most beautiful mountain in South Korea, and it is also the first national park in South Korea. It has been the most popular mountaineering and tourist attraction for many years. It is a must-see attraction when traveling in Gangwon-do. Let's take a look.
transportation
The wealthy family lives near the Emart and Expo Tower in Sokcho City Marina Bay Hotel, The picture below is the streets of Sokcho city at 7:30 am on Saturday morning. There are no cars on the empty road. Therefore, the bus driver drives very fast. The bus is a very economical and fast choice. For details, please refer toSokcho bus ride sharingThis article.
The bus drove very fast along the way, but it also stopped at many stops along the way. The speed should be more than 60 kilometers per hour, and the 12-kilometer journey arrived in a short time. The experience of the wealthy family this time is that as long as the bus arrival time is checked, it only takes about 30-40 minutes to take the bus from downtown Sokcho to Seoraksan National Park. Arrival time this day was 8:10 am.
The place where the bus gets off is actually the parking lot of Seoraksan National Park. The picture below shows the precautions and fees of the parking lot, which can be referred to by friends who drive by themselves.
Seoraksan National Park Introduction
It's really bad luck, the yellow sign says that the cable car is too windy today to stop.
The adult fare is 4,500 won, and children under the age of 8 are free.
Welcome to Seoraksan National Park!
Why do you see Taiwanese black bears here?
The distances to the indicators of various scenic spots are quite far. After all, if you go back and forth, the distance has to be multiplied by two. It seems that today will consume a lot of leg strength. The rich family decided to go to the nearest Shinheungsa Temple first. look.
cable car
Walking will first pass the cable car station. You can take the cable car to the Beacon Tower, Quanjin City Ruins and other attractions.
Ticket office at the cable car station.
The cable car fare is 15,000 won for adults and 11,000 won for children. It's a pity that we still stopped driving because of the strong wind, so we will come back later to have a look. Later, it was found that the firstSeoraksan Cable Car Website(Korean) Confirm that the cable car is open and plan the itinerary.
Dining area inside the cable car station.
Xinxing Temple
After leaving the cable car station, we walked carefully for about 15 minutes and arrived at Seoraksan Xinxingsa Temple.
Next to the entrance is the "Unity Buddha", remember to take off your shoes in the worship area in front of the Buddha.
Seoraksan Unification Giant Buddha, a Buddha statue built to pray for the unification of South and North Korea. It took ten years to build and was completed in 1997. The height of the Buddha statue is 14.6 meters. It is the largest bronze Buddha statue in the world. There are also 16 Arhat stories carved on the pedestal of the Buddha statue, which is very spectacular from a close look..
The Futian frog in the worship area is said to bring good luck if you touch it.
You can see the "Xinxing Temple" not far from this "Geok Le Bridge".
"Xingxing Temple" is here. Xinxing Temple has another name called "Shenxing Temple", which can be entered from the Four Heavenly Kings Gate.
More Gangwon-do itinerary offers to share
The Four Heavenly Kings are the Four Heavenly Kings of the Conferred God List, holding different instruments, from left to right they are: Chiguo Heavenly King → Zengchang Heavenly King → Guangmu Heavenly King → Duowen Heavenly King, which symbolizes good weather and good weather, and attracts many people to come every year Pray for good health.
Zhifu Hall is dedicated to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
The Sansheng Pavilion is dedicated to Amitabha Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.
Detailed carvings and exterior wall paintings.
The mural of Guanyin story outside Yunxia Hall.
In the Fanzhong Pavilion on the left side of the picture below, there is a big bell for protecting the country.
If you want to know more, you can refer toXinxing Temple official website. Not long after leaving Xinxingsa Temple, you will see a new map. The wealthy family decided to try to see if they can walk to Ulsan Rock, code-named 14 and 15 in the map below.
To Ulsan Rock Trail
The story of the turf war between pine and oak trees in Seoraksan National Park.
Go to Ulsan Rock.
The scenery along the way is really beautiful no matter how you shoot it.
The small streams in Seoraksan National Park are crystal clear.
On the way to Ulsan Rock, I passed through several roads, which can be roughly divided into three types: flat road, gravel road and ladder road. The rich man thinks that the gravel road is the most difficult to walk. To pay attention, it is recommended to bring a trekking pole.
So the rich man also picked up a branch on the side of the road as a crutch, and it was much easier to walk immediately. The little rich man followed suit, but he picked up a rifle, carried it on his shoulders, and fell down a few times because of it, which slowed everyone down (laughs).
For new friends you meet on the road, you still have to be careful when walking in the wilderness.
Ulsan Rock (울산바위), which is like a screen, I don’t know how long it will take.
"Jizuyan" is here.
The most famous is this rock. Everyone lined up to take a group photo. I heard that every Korean wanted to push it down. You can know how famous this rock is.
There are many names engraved on the rock wall. I don't know when it was carved. Standing under the rock wall is quite spectacular.
All kinds of boulders inherited from ancestors.
Finally, the little rich man was too tired to walk anymore. The rich man’s wife decided to go to Ulsan Rock alone. Although the indicator said that it was only 1 km, the actual round trip time for the rich man’s wife was about 40-50 minutes, and it was not very easy to climb. So I didn’t take any photos (laughs), but hard work always pays off, and the rich wife recommends it, you can think about it.
"Shentong No. 1 Arhat Grottoes" is 2.8 kilometers away from the visitor center at the entrance. The wealthy family stopped at "Unification Buddha" and "Xinxing Temple" to take pictures and go to the toilet, so it took about 2 hours and 30 minutes to arrive here (laughs).
The first supernatural power Arhat Grotto.
While waiting, the little rich man took out theSokcho emart Bought a new car and played around with the rocks for a while.
rich man experience
When I passed the cable car station after lunch, the cable car was still not open. It was a pity, so I decided to go toCherry blossom viewing in Yonglang Lake, Seoraksan National Park is very beautiful, the hinterland is very large, the mountains are great, the rich man decides, etc.Gangwon AirlinesThe go-around will bring the elders of the family to visit again. Goodbye to Seoraksan National Park. The rich man highly recommends it.
Lunch
There are several restaurants in Seoraksan National Park. The rich man’s family ate at the one pictured below this time. They ordered a Korean barbecue rice and clear soup noodles. The price is about 12,000 won each. The taste is quite ordinary, but the scenic spot Meals should not be expected too much (laughs).
Restaurant menus.
souvenir
The souvenir shop near the entrance of Seoraksan National Park sells ordinary items that the rich man thinks can be skipped, but there is even Pokémon XD.
Some magnets and bracelets?
Ready to take the bus back to the city, the bus stop sign for returning to Sokcho city is hidden in the parking lot, it is not difficult to find, so be careful.
Visit Information
Official website:http://seorak.knps.or.kr/
further reading
South Korea Sokcho bus ride sharing
This time I took a few buses in the Sokcho area to share with my friends. This article shares the experience of several long-distance bus rides. It can only be said that the bus drivers in Sokcho City are very skilled, and there are not many cars in the urban area, so the driving speed is very fast, which is a good choice to save money.
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