Carved in Faith, Preserved in Wisdom | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

2011년은 고려대장경 간행 천년을 맞이한 해로, 유네스코 세계문화재에 등록된 고려 고종 23년부터 38년에 이르기까지 16년간에 걸쳐 완성한 고려‘재조대장경’의 우수성과 역사성을 알리고, 새롭게 다가올 천년을 준비하고자 「2011 대장경천년세계문화축전」을 개최하면서 합천군 가야면에 대장경기록문화테마파크를 조성하였다. 대장경기록문화테마파크를 찾는 관람객에게 천년을 이어온 찾는 관람객에게 천년을 이어 온 대장경의 역사적, 문명적 의미를 재조명하고, 인류 공동유산으로서의 가치를 재발현하는 이해와 발견의 공간으로 대정경 조판이전부터 경전의 전래와 결집, 천년을 이어왔던 장경판전의 숨겨진 과학에 이르는 역사의 시공간적 대장정을 감상할 수 있다.

Haeinsa is one of the three major temples in Korea, founded in the 3rd year of King Aejang of Silla by monks Sun-eung and Lee Jeong, and is also famous as a Beopbojongchal (Dharma treasure temple) named after the Haeinsammae of the Avatamsaka Sutra. King Taejo of Goryeo made this temple a national temple of Goryeo and granted it 500 gyeol of land in gratitude for Heerang, who stayed at this temple and helped repel Gyeonhwon of Later Baekje. Haeinsa is a Beopbojongchal and one of the ten Avatamsaka temples. The name 'Haein' originates from the 'Haeinsammae' of the Avatamsaka Sutra, and Haeinsa was established as a spiritual center to propagate Avatamsaka thought. Haeinsa is called a Beopbo temple, one of Korea's Sambo temples, because it houses the Beopbo of the Goryeo Tripitaka in the Daejanggeungpanjeon (Tripitaka Hall). Haeinsa has many halls including Daejanggeungpanjeon, Daejeokgwangjeon, Myeongbujeon, Dokseonggak, and Eungjinjeon. Its subsidiary hermitages include Wondangam, Hongjeam, Yongtapseonwon, Gounam, Ganweolam, and Cheongnyangsa.

달의 정원은 현대 편의시설을 접목한 한옥 숙박시설이다. 정원이 들여다보이는 담장의 예스럽고 단아한 멋이 가장 먼저 객을 반긴다. 입구에 들어서면 갖가지 꽃나무들과 너른 잔디 정원이 여행의 설렘을 배가한다. 말끔하게 잘 지어진 한옥의 툇마루와 기둥, 기와는 늘 깨끗하게 닦고 손질한 듯 반들반들 빛이 난다. 한옥 뒤로 가야산 정상이 한눈에 담긴다. 달의 정원은 총 10개 객실을 마련했다.

Hwangmaesan, the last subpeak of the Taebaek Mountain Range (太白山脈), is known as the place where the patriotic monk Muhakdaesa practiced asceticism during the Goryeo Dynasty. The area, including nearby Hwangmaebong, is beautifully formed by rocky cliffs to the southeast and is often called a small Geumgangsan for its scenery. From the summit, the surrounding view resembles a blooming plum blossom, giving a mysterious feeling as if floating alone inside the flower, hence the name Hwangmaesan. In the name, Hwang (黃) means wealth, and Mae (梅) means nobility, symbolizing overall prosperity. It is also said that anyone who prays with sincere devotion will have one wish granted. Especially famous are the azaleas that bloom in brilliant scarlet, covering tens of thousands of pyeong on the plateau in May.

Hambyeokru was originally built in 1321 during the reign of King Chungsuk of Goryeo by Kim Yeongdon, the then Hapju Jijusa (Governor of Hapju), with the inscription written by An Jin. The pavilion has been rebuilt several times to reach its current form. Located at the foot of Daeyaseong Fortress, it was constructed to overlook Jeongyangho Lake of the Hwang River and has long been used as a place where many poets and scholars enjoyed nature and culture. Writings by Joseon-era literati such as Yi Hwang, Jo Sik, and Song Si-yeol are displayed on plaques inside the pavilion, while Song Si-yeol’s calligraphy of 'Hambyeokru' is engraved on the rock wall behind. The pavilion is a wooden structure with a hipped-and-gabled roof, measuring three kan wide and three kan deep, supported by five beams. It is famous for the design in which the eaves’ water flows into the Hwang River.