Mudeungsan Mountain: Where Monks and Literati Meet

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Mudeungsan Mountain has been home to both Buddhist temples and Confucian shrines and pavilions, making it a space in which both monks and literati co-existed. Buddhist temples on Mudeungsan Mountain include Wonhyosa, Yaksaam, Jeungsimsa, and Munbinjeongsa. Confucian sites include Chungjangsa Shrine, Chwigajeong Pavilion, and Pungamjeong Pavilion, with Hwanbyeokdang Pavilion and Soswaewon Garden nearby. It was also briefly home to Gwangjuhyanggo Local Confucian School. The abundance of such diverse historic sites attests to the mountain’s cultural significance and natural beauty.