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SAMSEONGHYEON HISTORY AND CULTURE PARK -
The Three Saints History and Culture Park, a history park in the form of a multifunctional cultural complex in harmony with culture and tradition, is a multi-purpose complex tourist facility combined with a history and culture ecology designed to transmit and foster the great spirit of the three saints (Wonhyo, Seol Chong, and Il Yeon) who were born in Gyeongsan, and to be used as a spiritual-culture education plaza for the rising generation.
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Bangok Lake -
Lake Bangok (Oebanji), located in Bangok-ri, Namsan-myeon, is a beautiful and clean valley-type lake with an area of 15,000 pyeong where urban residents can take a rest even for a while. Aside from the anglers who frequent the lake, people now flock there for their wedding photos. With the numerous huge willow trees lining the lake and the vast peach fields surrounding it, Bangokji, a chief peach production district, boasts a fantastic view.
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Nammae Park -
Lake Nammae, which is loved by the citizens as a downtown waterside park, has a heart-breaking legend about a brother and a sister among a number of old stories about it. During the Chosun Dynasty, a blind mother, her daughter, and her older son, who had a burning desire to have a successful life, spending all his spare moments studying while working as a slave for a rich family, lived together in a tiny village.
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Mayor’s Greetings
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Gyeongsan-si, located in the south central part of Gyeongsangbuk-do, is a cultural city with a long history.
It was a base for Aptokkuk in the ancient Three-Hans period; an outpost for unifying the three divided nations in the Silla era, where General Yu-shin and the regional ruler Kim fostered Hwarang (elite troops); and the birthplace of three saints: Saint Wonhyo, Seol Chong (a grand scholar), and Il Yeon (a distinguished Buddhist monk).
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Events and Festivals
Gyeongsan Jain Dano Festival is a Confucian-style ritual performed to ask the patron saint, General Han, to protect the local residents of Jain-myeon, Gyeongsan-si, in which the Hanmyo ritual is held on the day of Surit, an ancient holiday for Dano. The festival is a form of large-scale village exorcism in Jain-myeon consisting of a variety of folk feasts, like General Hojang Parade (costume procession), Yeowon Dance, Palkwang Clown Show, Jainkyejeong Field Sound, Korean Wrestling, and Swings.
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Theme Travel
Hayang Area Course 1 Gyeongsan Station Suseong IC (Tourist Information Center) → Gyeongsan City Museum → Hwanseongsa → Tombstones in Hayang-eup Office → Integrity Tower for Hurhoo and Hurjo → Geumho Memorial Hall → Stromatolite
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Specialities
The jujubes produced in Gyeongsan are hailed as stamina foods because they are coarse and rich in sugar and minerals thanks to Gyeongsan’s plentiful sunshine. They represent 30% of the total jujube production in South Korea.
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Events and Festivals
Gyeongsan Jain Dano Festival is a Confucian-style ritual performed to ask the patron saint, General Han, to protect the local residents of Jain-myeon, Gyeongsan-si, in which the Hanmyo ritual is held on the day of Surit, an ancient holiday for Dano. The festival is a form of large-scale village exorcism in Jain-myeon consisting of a variety of folk feasts, like General Hojang Parade (costume procession), Yeowon Dance, Palkwang Clown Show, Jainkyejeong Field Sound, Korean Wrestling, and Swings.
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Theme Travel
Hayang Area Course 1 Gyeongsan Station Suseong IC (Tourist Information Center) → Gyeongsan City Museum → Hwanseongsa → Tombstones in Hayang-eup Office → Integrity Tower for Hurhoo and Hurjo → Geumho Memorial Hall → Stromatolite
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Specialities
The jujubes produced in Gyeongsan are hailed as stamina foods because they are coarse and rich in sugar and minerals thanks to Gyeongsan’s plentiful sunshine. They represent 30% of the total jujube production in South Korea.