Samseonggung | Attraction Guide | K-Travel Mate

Located in Mugye-ri, Cheongam-myeon, deep in the embrace of Jirisan, the sacred mountain of the Korean people, Samseonggung sits about 1.5 km along the mountain path of Cheonghak-dong at an elevation of 850m. The precise name of Samseonggung is Baedalseongjeon Samseonggung. It was established by Kang Min-joo (Hanpul Seonsa) from this area in 1983 by restoring the ancient Sodo of the Gojoseon era. It enshrines Hwanin, Hwanung, and Dangun, the ancestral spirits of the people, as Baedalminjok Seongjeon, serving as a shrine that preserves the ethnic lineage of Seondo, the indigenous Daoist path, and functions as a place of practice for Shinseondo, the Dao of immortality. Hanpul Seonsa and his disciples, continuing the Seondo tradition passed down from old times, stacked about 1,500 stone towers that blend harmoniously with the surrounding forest, giving off an exotic atmosphere. These stone towers are called Wonryeok Sotdae here. In the Samhan period, sacred places called Sodo where they held ceremonies for the heavenly deity were marked by sotdae—wooden poles with goose carvings placed high in trees to forbid common people's entry. Like prayers at a village shrine, wishes are made while building sotdae from stones at the foot of Jirisan to restore the old Sodo. By stacking 3,333 sotdae, the sacred hall is formed to reclaim the unique spiritual culture of our people and create a world of Hongik Ingan, serving as a base for those who train in martial arts, singing, dance, and music.