Sancheong Cultural Heritage Tour 1 | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

Jeongchuiam, located on the rocky cliffs of Daeseong Mountain, is said to have been founded by Uisang Daesa. It is a temple famous for the Jeongchuiam tanghwa (traditional Buddhist paintings), and it has long been called Sogeumgang (Little Geumgang) because its auspicious energy rivals even Geumgangsan. In the 6th year of King Sinmun of Silla, an Amitabha Buddha rose from the East Sea, casting two beams of light; one illuminated Geumgangsan and the other Daeseongsan. Uisang Daesa followed these beams and established Wontongam on Geumgangsan and Jeongchuiam on Daeseongsan. Jeongchuiam was renovated during the reign of King Gongmin of Goryeo, destroyed during King Hyojong of Joseon’s reign, and rebuilt by Bhikkhu Chiheon of Bongseongdang, who enshrined an Avalokitesvara statue. In 1987, Doyeongdang completed the Wontongbojeon construction, renamed the main hall, and enshrined the Buddha Shakyamuni, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Great Wisdom Bodhisattva statues. In 1995, 16 arhats and tanghwa were enshrined in Eungjinjeong, and the Sanshingak was renovated in 1996 to enshrine the Sanshin tanghwa, designated as a Gyeongsangnam-do cultural heritage asset. Nearby are beautiful natural tourist sites such as Duncheol Ecological Park and Seonyudong Valley.

Yedamwon is a traditional local cuisine restaurant housed in an old-style hanok located within Namsa Yedamchon Village in the clean valley of Jirisan, Sancheong. The menu includes Maehwa Set Meal, Mountain Vegetable Bibimbap, Pajeon (green onion pancake), and Jirisan Black Pork Boiled Meat. The dishes are made using only natural seasonings with organic ingredients grown directly by the restaurant, flavored with aged persimmon vinegar (2-3 years), plum ferment, and onion concentrate. The boiled meat is cooked with Sancheong black pork and Sancheong medicinal herbs such as kudzu berry and ogalpi, included in their signature Maehwa Set Meal. Located inside Namsa Yedamchon, visitors can explore the stone walls of Goga Village, Yulim Independence Memorial Hall, Gisanje, and Yedamgil trail before or after dining.

이곳은 고려 말 공민왕 때 문익점(文益漸)이 우리나라에서 처음으로 면화(棉花)를 재배한 곳이다. 문익점은 공민왕 12년(1363) 원나라에 가는 사신의 일원으로 갔다가, 귀국하는 길에 붓대에 면화씨를 넣어가지고 왔다. 장인 정천익과 함께 시험재배를 하였는데 처음에는 재배기술을 잘 몰라 한 그루만을 경우 살릴 수 있었다. 그러다가 3년간의 노력 끝에 성공하여 전국에 목화재배를 널리 퍼지게 하였다.

[산은 산이요 물은 물이로다]라는 법어집과 불경국역집을 남긴 성철 스님은 승려는 수행만이 중생을 위하는 길이라며 일절 모습을 드러내지 않고 암자에 칩거, 정진수도에만 전념했던 현시대의 대표적인 선승이다. 성철스님의 생가복원 및 불교 성역화 사업으로 생가 안채와 사랑채, 외삼문 등이 세워졌으며, 성철스님의 체취를 느낄 수 있는 겁외사는 불교성지로서, 전국의 불교신자와 관광객들에게 불교의 의미를 되새겨보는 장소가 되고 있다.

Namsa Yedamchon, where earthen stone walls and tiled hanok houses quietly stand, is an old village retaining the spirit of a seonbi (scholar). The village is brightened by pagoda trees, symbolic of seonbi, and features a 700-year-old plum tree and a 600-year-old persimmon tree that bloom and bear fruit, giving a feeling of hometown. Namsa Yedamchon is surrounded by Nigu Mountain with the Sasu stream encircling it. The village shaped by mountains and water is crescent-shaped, and thus, since olden times, the center of the village has been left open to prevent the village fortune from becoming a full moon and then waning. Around the village, there are many stories such as Sayangjeongsa built by a descendant of Jeong Mong-ju, a loyalist of Goryeo; Yeongmojae, which houses the royal document bestowed upon Lee Je, son-in-law of King Taejo Yi Seong-gye and a founding contributor; and Sahyojae, honoring the filial piety of Lee Yun-hyeon, who protected his father with his body against the blades of bandits. ◎ Travel information to experience the charm of Hallyu - Namsa Yedamchon, featured in the drama , is a representative hanok village of Gyeongsang province where you can see the heartwarming scenes of traditional houses beyond low fences. Here, you can enjoy hanok village tours, traditional wedding experiences, pagoda tree natural dyeing, traditional game experiences, and various other traditional cultural activities, providing a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of Korea.