Geumjeongsan (or Geumjeong Mountain) is a mountain in the city of

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...

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. It covers a large surface that extends into

Dongnae-gu Dongnae District is a '' gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. Administrative divisions It has a population of about 300,000, and an area of 16.7 square kilometers. It was once a separate city, the principal port of southeastern Korea. Numerous ...

in the south, Buk-gu in the west,

Geumjeong-gu Geumjeong District is a district in north central Busan, South Korea. Approximately 7.3% of Busan's population is in Geumjeong-gu. The Hoedong Reservoir is located on the district's eastern boundary, and the mountain Geumjeongsan on the west ...

in the east, and the city of

Yangsan Yangsan () is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong-gu in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nambu-dong, ...

in the north. Its highest peak, Godang-bong, the highest peak in the region, stands at 801.5 meters on the city limit between Busan and Yangsan. Geumjeongsan is the city's most popular hiking destination, and thousands of people climb it during the week-ends. The top can easily be reached using the cable-car in Geumgang Park near Oncheonjang station or by taking the bus from

Oncheonjang station Oncheonjang Station () is a station of Busan Metro Line 1 in Oncheon-dong, Dongnae District, Busan, South Korea. Station Layout External links *Cyber station informationfrom Busan Transportation Corporation The Busan Transportation Corpor ...

to ''Saseongmaeul'' on the mountain top. Sanseongmaeul (산성마을) is a small rural community built in the mountain valley, isolated from the surrounding city. It includes a few agricultural fields and livestock pastures on the valley sides. The place is well known for its speciality meal: "barbecued goat meat". Geumjeongsan is renowned for the

Geumjeongsanseong Geumjeongsanseong (literally Geungjeong Mountain Fortress or Geumjeong Fortress) is the largest mountain fortress in the Republic of Korea today. It is located on Geumjeongsan in the Busan Metropolitan City. Following the Japanese invasi ...

built on top of the mountain and Beomeo Temple on its north-east side.

Godangbong

Godangbong () is the highest peak on the mountain. It stands at an altitude of 801.5 meters on the city limit between

and

. Its summit gives a great view of the surroundings, including

Gimhae International Airport Gimhae International Airport (), commonly known as Gimhae Airport (formerly Kimhae International Airport) is located on the western end of Busan, South Korea. The name "Gimhae" comes from the nearby city of Gimhae. It opened in 1976. A new int ...

in Gangseo-gu. On very clear days it is possible to see the cities of Gimhae and

Jinhae Jinhae-gu (Hangul: 진해구, Hanja: 鎭海區) is a district in Changwon City, South Korea. This region is served by the Korean National Railroad, and is famous for its annual cherry blossom festival every spring. The city front is on a shelter ...

further to the south-west and the mountain relief of

Tsushima Island is an island of the Japanese archipelago situated in-between the Tsushima Strait and Korea Strait, approximately halfway between Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula. The main island of Tsushima, once a single island, was divided into two in 1671 by ...

half-way in the

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. It is home to a Gomodang, while Yonghoam Rock and Yongam Cave are located below the south. It takes about an hour and 20 minutes from Beomeosa Temple to GODANGbong Peak via the northern gate.

Geumsaem

Geumsaem (; literally ''Golden fountain'') is a naturally formed cavity on top of a granite boulder standing off a cliff about 500 meters east of Godang-bong. According to the legend a golden fish (''Geumeo'', 그머) came down from the world of

Brahma Brahma ( sa, ब्रह्मा, Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 21 ...

on a 5-coloured cloud and took residence in the golden fountain. The fountain is said to never dry and the colour of its water is always gold. The names of the mountain and Beomeo temple originated from that legend. Today the legend is still represented in the symbols of

. The '' gu's'' logo represent the fountain and the ''gu's'' character is a cartoon representation of ''Geumeo''

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Stelae A stele ( ),Anglicized plural steles ( ); Greek plural stelai ( ), from Greek , ''stēlē''. The Greek plural is written , ''stēlai'', but this is only rarely encountered in English. or occasionally stela (plural ''stelas'' or ''stelæ''), whe ...

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Asian Historical Architecture: Geumjeongsan Fortress
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Godangbong

Geumsaem

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