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Seokwangsa Temple is a direct temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism located on Bowunsan in Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. Advocating ‘Right Buddhism, Practiced Buddhism,’ it has engaged in various activities as a missionary temple within the city despite its brief history. Founded in 1976 by the late Supreme Patriarch Gosan through a tent Buddhist service, Seokwangsa grew into a representative urban missionary temple in the metropolitan area with 15,000 registered households in about 20 years. Its significance lies not only in size but also in diverse attempts to closely connect with the local community, including daycare centers, kindergartens, senior citizen banquets, cultural events, and publishing. It published the Seokwangsa-bo, effectively pioneering modern Buddhist document missionary work, and through children’s missionary activities centered on kindergartens and daycare centers, establishment and operation of a consumer cooperative, publication of Bucheon Citizen Newspaper, and establishment and operation of Bucheon Foreign Workers’ House, it achieved new milestones in Buddhist community and social democratization movements. Especially in the 1980s, Seokwangsa was known as a frequent gathering place for democratization and labor activists, becoming a sacred site of democratization in Bucheon. The temple’s iljumun gate, main hall, octagonal nine-story pagoda, and bell pavilion signal it as a temple, but its atmosphere differs from typical temples. It includes a consumer cooperative, Beautiful Store, free clinic, Lumbini swimming pool, daycare center, kindergarten, Wangsanggeukrakjeon (funeral hall), and Anrakjeongto (columbarium). Trucks loaded with goods for the cooperative and Beautiful Store come and go, while groups of children chatter at the daycare below. At the funeral hall and register office, mourners in black funeral attire sometimes pace with somber expressions.

Wonmi Park is located near the Central Library and includes a soccer field, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a Memorial Tower. There are also developed hiking trails and a forest bathing area, making it pleasant for light mountain walks, with several popular mineral springs scattered throughout. Bucheon Wonmi Park is a favored resting spot for citizens and an educational place for children. Situated beside the six-lane Mulmoi-gil road under Wonmi Mountain, the park offers both relaxation and sports facilities across approximately 23,800 pyeong (about 78,700 square meters). The park’s Memorial Tower connects directly to the hiking trail up Wonmi Mountain. The hike to the summit is 4 km, making it an easy walking course.