Open daily 9am to 6pm, admission to the temple is W2,000 adults, W1,500 teens, W1,200 children. Seokmo-do is a great place to enjoy the sunset over the west sea. They form part of the Megalithic culture. Bomunsa is actually located on Seokmo-do, a small island located west of Ganghwa-do, reachable via bridge or ferry. The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from the 1st millennium BC constructed of large stone slabs. 032/933-8271 one of South Korea's eight special shrines for the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Although the purpose of these dolmen is a mystery, similar ones have been found in North Korea, Manchuria, central Asia, and as far away as Europe.Īdditionally, Ganghwa-do is home to five sacred mountains and Bomunsa (Treasure Gate Temple) (tel. The largest of their kind in South Korea, the Ganghwa Goindol are located about a kilometer from Hajeom. These, in conjunction with dolmen found in Gochang and Hwasun in Jeolla-do, have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Since the Goryeo Dynasty, the island played an important role in defending the mainland (remains of fortresses and memorial sites attest to its turbulent history), but since the construction of the Ganghwa Bridge it now feels more like part of the mainland.įamous for the high-quality insam (ginseng) that grows here (you can buy some to take home with you at the Insam Center), the island is also known for its 80 dolmen (called the Ganghwa Goindol), prehistoric rock tombs built by Megalithic cultures in the 1st millennium B.C. Now under the jurisdiction of Incheon, South Korea's fifth-largest island and its surrounding neighbors were once part of a separate county.
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