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Mudeungsan Mountain: Where Monks and Literati Meet

Narrative

Mudeungsan Mountain was home to both Buddhist temples and Confucian shrines and pavilions. Thus is was a space where both monks and literati could meet. 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 Gwangjuhyanggu Local Confucian School.