Mandeoksan (만덕산) is a mountain of

Jeollanam-do South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...

, southwestern

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. It has an elevation of 409 metres.

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* Gangjin Baseurak-gil: it is home to BaekRyeon Temple, camellia groves and the House of

Dasan Jeong Yak-yong (August 5, 1762 – April 7, 1836) or Chong Yagyong, often simply known as ‘Dasan’ (茶山, one of his ‘ho’ / pen-names meaning ‘the mountain of tea’), was a Korean agronomist, philosopher, and poet. He was one of the ...

- the Yubaecheo (house of exile) of Jeong Yak-yong, who was often referred to as “Dasan” and is known as a great thinker of the late Joseon period (1392-1910). It is a sacred mountain where “Dasan” and “Haejangseonsa” of

BaekRyeon Temple Baengnyeon Temple (백련사) is a Buddhist temple located in Doam-myeon, Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, South Korea. Its name means "White Lotus" temple, and its physical form dates to the late Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle K ...

built a friendship and ancient Koreans left trails of their lives over many years. Mount Mandeok is connected to another mountain called Mount Seokmun and there is a viaduct that links the two mountains.

*Course: BaekRyeon Temple - Dasanchodang - Majeom village - Yongmun Temple - Seokmun park - Soseokmun - Doam Middle School- Doammyeon office (5 miles, 2 hours 30 minutes. Level: Moderate)

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Mountains of South Korea Mountains of South Jeolla Province {{SouthKorea-geo-stub

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