Gyeryongsan, a mountain in
Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
. It lies at the meeting of the boundaries of several cities:
Gongju
Gongju ([]; Gongju-si) is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea.
History
Gongju was formerly named Ungjin and was the capital of Baekje from AD 475 to 538. In this period, Baekje was under threat from Goguryeo. Goguryeo had overrun ...
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Gyeryong
Gyeryong (, ko, 계룡시) is a city in southeastern South Chungcheong province, South Korea. The current mayor is Choi Hong-Mook. The city was created in 2003, by a split from Nonsan city, following prolonged local agitation.
Located on the out ...
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Nonsan
Nonsan () is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at . The origin of Nonsan's geographical names is said to have come from the small garden " Nolmoe, " which rises in the middle of farming fields, where rice paddies ...
, and
Daejeon
Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology an ...
. It has been traditionally regarded as a sacred mountain, with the most
qi of any in South Korea. The name ''Gyeryongsan'' means chicken dragon mountain.
[''Gyeryongsan National Park'', brochure published by Korea national Park service, p. 8.] Portions of the mountain are included in a South Korean military reserve. Other portions are part of
Gyeryongsan National Park
Gyeryongsan National Park ( ko, 계룡산국립공원, 鷄龍山國立公園) is one of 20 national parks in South Korea. It was designated as a national park in 1968, as the second park in the country. It covers an area of . One part of Gyeryong ...
. In the mountain, there are famous Buddhist temples such as
Donghaksa,
Gapsa and
Sinwonsa, the latter two both being over a thousand years old. In addition the highest peak, Cheonhwangbong, there are seven other peaks with an elevation exceeding 500m
[Yu 2007, p.298.]
The park has an area of 64.6 km
2. Besides insects, birds and small fish, the park's fauna include snakes, hedgehogs, deer, and
striped squirrels. Wild boar are also said to inhabit the park About 1.4 million visitors come to the park each year It is accessible by bus from the surrounding cities and villages and has a camp-ground. There are a total of 1,160 kinds of flora and fauna including 611 kinds of plants and 23 kinds of wild animals including roe deer and neoguri. There are a total of 42 cultural resources, including 2 national treasures and 10 treasures, including 18 designated cultural properties and 24 non-designated cultural properties.
See also
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List of mountains in South Korea
The following is the mountains in South Korea by height.
See also
* List of mountains in Korea
References
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Geography of South Korea
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Environment of South Korea
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Korean shamanism
Notes
References
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External links
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San-shin website Index Page for Gyeryong-sanTravel in Korea profile
Mountains of South Chungcheong Province
Gongju
Mountains of Daejeon
Gyeryong
Nonsan
Yuseong District
Mountains of South Korea
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