Silla Cultural Festival (신라문화제)

864.2M 7295 2024-07-17

Nodong-dong, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-777-6782~4

Silla Cultural Festival is held to promote the excellence of Silla history and culture and to give pride to Gyeongju residents. The festival features a combination of traditional and modern aspects.

ALLEY HOSTEL & GUESTHOUSE [Korea Quality] / 앨리게스트하우스 [한국관광 품질인증/Korea Quality]

889.4M 6 2021-03-29

12, Gyerim-ro 106beon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

ALLEY, a guesthouse located in the center of Gyeongju , is located only 3 min by foot from Gyeongju Station. Its supreme accessibility makes it a popular accommodation for backpackers in Gyeongju. There are no parking lots on the promise, but guests renting family rooms have access to parking services.
The first floor of the guesthouse has a lobby, common kitchen, luggage storage, and laundromat. The kitchen offers self-service complimentary breakfast. Visitors can make their own toasts and fried eggs to have with coffee and beverages. The second and third floors house guest rooms. The rooms available include single-occupancy rooms, double-occupancy rooms with single beds, double-occupancy rooms with bunk beds, triple-occupancy rooms with bunk beds, 4-person family rooms with bunk beds, and 4-person dormitory rooms with bunk beds. The family room supports up to five guests. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning and door locks, and have restrooms with shower facilities. Amenities include towels, soap, shampoo, hair conditioner, toothpaste, and hair dryer. Guests also have access to the third floor’s open-air terrace, and may store their luggage there even before their check-in. Daereungwon Ancient Tomb Complex lies about 10 min from the guesthouse, while Cheomseongdae Observatory and Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond can be found 20 min away.

Hanok Stay Joadang [Korea Quality] 한옥스테이 조아당[한국관광 품질인증]

902.2M 2 2023-09-12

11, Wonhyo-ro 213beon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-10-6520-5074

oadang is a private hanok stay on Wonhyoro-gil, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The inside of this traditional hanok is finished with cypresswood, and guests can catch the scent of cypress and feel refreshed. There are two guestrooms, both with a queen-size bed, and one with its own bathroom. The location is great for walking and for seeing the sights of Gyeongju.

Geumgwanchong Tomb (금관총)

912.8M 16786 2020-03-18

Noseo-dong, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-779-6100

Geumgwanchong, located in Noseo-dong, Gyeongju, is a tomb from the Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57∼A.D. 935). It is one of the three tombs that belong to the Noseo-dong Tombs in downtown Gyeongju.

Geumgwanchong Tomb is regarded as the tomb of a king before or after the reign of King Ji-Jeung during the early 6th century (500~514). It is not known exactly to whom this tomb belongs.

It was found in September 1921, when the fief was chopped while a civilian was leveling the ground to widen his building land. The first relic found in this tomb was a gold crown, geumgwan, and so the tomb took its name. Ornaments such as gold belts, earings, bracelets, saddlers and crockery of the Three Kingdoms Era (when Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla were separated, later unified by Silla in 676 AD) were dug up from the tomb. There were numerous relics, with beaded relics alone numbering over 30,000.

The original structure of Geumgwanchong was 13m high with a 50m diameter. The relics from this tomb were moved and are now preserved at the Gyeongju National Museum.

Gyeongju Soohojeong [Korea Quality] / 경주수호정 [한국관광 품질인증]

914.2M 10143 2020-09-08

15-15, Poseok-ro 1068beon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-10-2379-7248

Gyeongju Suhojeong, located in front of the Gyeongju Daereungwon, is a Hanok guesthouse in a ㄱ shape. The traditional house was built in 2015 in accordance with traditional architecture using natural materials such as pine tree, red clay, straw, and others; thus, it is cool in summer and warm in winter. Planted along the wall next to the door are Korean hornbeams, top trees, maple trees, and elm trees. The climbing roses on the wall bloom in May and offer a great sight. The spacious yard with a stone table is a great place to chat with fellow guests. There are seven rooms in total and a cafeteria which doubles as a lounge. Each room with a bathroom has modern facilities that suit traditional beauty. Gyeongju Station and Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal are only five minutes away on foot, making the trip to the guesthouse by public transport easy. Sitting right next to the Hwangridangil Street, the accommodation offers great access to popular restaurants and fashion places of Gyeongju, and to major tourist attractions such as Daereungwon, Cheomseongdae, Balwolseong, Anjapji, and Gyochon Village.

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond (경주 동궁과 월지)

927.3M 136784 2024-04-08

102 Wonhwa-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-750-8655

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond in Gyeongju are secondary palace sites of Silla. The palace, along with other secondary palaces, was used as the eastern palace where the prince lived, and banquets were held during auspicious events or to welcome important guests. It is also where King Gyeongsun of Silla invited King Wang Geon of Goryeo and had a feast to complain about the critical situation in 931 after being invaded by Gyeon Hwon. After unifying the three kingdoms, Silla's King Munmu dug a large pond in the 14th year of his reign (674), creating three islands in the center of the pond along with a 12-peaked mountain to the northeast. Beautiful flowers and trees were planted here, and rare birds and animals were raised. In the Samguksagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) from the Goryeo dynasty, there is only a record of Imhaejeon Hall and no mention of Anapji Pond. After Silla fell and the place fell into ruins during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, poets and calligraphers looked at the pond and recited a line of poetry that says, “The once splendid palace is gone, and only geese and ducks fly in.” That's why the place is called Anapji, using the letters 'an' for wild geese and 'ab' for ducks. In the 1980s, pottery fragments with the inscription "Wolji" were excavated, and it was confirmed that this area was originally called "Wolji," which means "a pond that reflects the moon." And the name Anapji was changed to Wolji Pond afterwards.

Hwangnamguan [Korea Quality] / 주식회사 황남관 [한국관광 품질인증]

942.5M 18904 2020-12-16

1038, Poseok-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-10-3518-4582

Located in Gyeongju City, Hwangnamgwan is a traditional Korean style accommodation which opened in April 2014. The place looks like a small hanok village with 4 one-story buildings and 2 two-story buildings, constructed on about 5000㎡ of building site. The buildings are equipped with modern convenience facilities but manage to preserve the antique flavor of traditional Korean house. All rooms are equipped with a bathroom. A bathtub is installed in the largest room, Numaru Suite. Auxiliary facilities include the seminar room which is located in the two-story building. There are a cafe and a pizza restaurant on the first floor for meetings or simple meals. Guests are given discount coupons for the cafe. Various traditional plays can be enjoyed in the hanok. It is possible to take photos with the beautiful Hwangnamgwan building in the background wearing traditional Korean clothes. You can also play Neolttwigi, Tuho, and Jegichagi in the wide yard and experience twisting legs, bastinado, turning the millstone, fulling, Pogurak (dancing play), etc. which have appeared on TV dramas. It is possible to receive discounted services at nearby affiliated facilities: 50% discount at Spalux Jjimjilbang, Kids Cafe, and Sport Town Bowling Center. Famous tourist attractions such as Cheonmachong Tomb, Cheomseongdae Observatory, and Banwolseong Fortress are within walking distance; and the National Gyeongju Museum and Gyeongju World Culture Expo Park are likewise not far from Hwangnamgwan.

Sihyu Byeoldang [Korea Quality] 시휴별당[한국관광 품질인증]

945.1M 0 2023-05-23

15-1, Cheomseong-ro 49beon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-504-0904-2575

Sihyu Byeoldang is a hanok stay near the famous Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, whose name is made up of hanja characters meaning "time," "separation," "rest," and "home." There are three types of room, spread across a sarangchae, an anchae and an annex. The sarangchae and annex have access to an outdoor swimming pool, while the anchae has an indoor bathtub. We hope the house’s warm atmosphere and the beautiful surrounding scenery will help guests feel truly rested and at home - and perhaps even that time has briefly paused.

Gyeongju Hwangnyongsa Temple Site (경주 황룡사지)

1.2Km 21172 2021-01-29

64-19, Imhae-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-779-6100

Hwangnyongsa Temple Site is located in front of Bunhwangsa Temple in Guhang-dong, Gyeongju. During the Silla Era, the Hwangnyongsa Temple was the nation’s largest temple and housed the bulk of the country’s major Buddhist treasures.

Construction of the temple began in 553 on a field east of the royal compound under the commission of King Jinheung. The king originally planned to build a palace, but decided to build a temple instead, after receiving reports that a yellow dragon had been spotted on the building site. The temple was thus named Hwangnyongsa (Temple of Yellow Dragon) and was completed in 569, seventeen years after construction began. The temple murals featured an old pine tree drawn by Artist Solgeo. During the Silla Era, the temple was the center of state-sanctioned Buddhism.

Later, when monk Jajang was studying in China during the Tang dynasty, he came across a god as he was passing by Taihe Pond. The god said to him, “The yellow dragon, which is my eldest son, is guarding Hwangnyongsa Temple upon orders of Brahma, the Creator. If you build a nine-story pagoda upon your return to Silla, the neighboring states will surrender and pay tribute, and the royal cause will be stronger. Once the construction of the pagoda is complete, prepare a memorial service for the local gods and pardon any of the country's criminals. If you follow all I have told you, no other state will dare invade Silla.”

After this encounter, Jajang returned to Silla and convinced Queen Seondeok to build the nine-story pagoda. Master architect Abiji of the neighboring state Baekje designed the pagoda and the project was built by Yongchun and 200 men using wood and stone. The night before the columns were to be erected, Architect Abiji of Baekje dreamed of the fall of Baekje and refused to complete the project. With a peal of thunder, an old monk and a man of great strength suddenly appeared from the temple's main hall, erected the columns, and magically disappeared. Abiji was so shocked at the sight that he accepted his country’s future demise as the fate of the gods and once again restarted work on the temple. (From Samgungnyusa, the Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms)

In the twenty-three years following the completion of the pagoda, Queen Seondeok unified the Three Kingdoms; later, numerous scholars pointed to the pagoda as a contributing factor in the unification. Of the three treasures of Silla, two were located at Hwangnyongsa Temple. The largest bell of Silla was also in the temple, but was taken away during the Mongol invasion. The highest monks of Silla preached at the temple, and many kings came to listen to the Buddhist teachings.

During excavation work in July 1969, the massive foundation stones of the sermon hall, auditorium, and pagoda were found. Eight years of archaeological excavations and studies revealed the unique layout of the temple grounds, which consisted of one pagoda and three halls; also found were 40,000 or so ancient artifacts. Though foundation stones and other structures from the bottom of the temple were identified through excavation, there are no historical clues about the temple’s upper design, making the restoration of the temple in its entirety practically impossible. The size of the temple, based on archeological findings, was about 70 acres, roughly eight times larger than that of Bulguksa Temple.

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