Wolchulsan Mountain

Wolchulsan Mountain lies on the boundary between Gangjin and Yeongam, looking out to Jangheung in the east, Haenam in the west, and the Dadohae Archipelago, including Wando Island, to the south. Its highest summit is Cheonhwangbong Peak, and the mountain has many sheer, jagged crags and cliffs, including Gujeongbong, Sajabong, Dogapbong and Jugeobong peaks. According to the Dongguk yeoji seungnam, the mountain was called Wolnasan (月奈山) in the Silla period and Wolsaengsan (月生山) in the Goryeo period. Wolchulsan has long been praised by poets for its beauty. The Goryeo-period poet Kim Geuk-gi extolled it, writing, "I have heard my fill of the many wondrous forms of Wolchulsan; shade and sunshine, cold and heat, each fall into perfect balance." The Joseon-period poet Kim Si-seup sang of it, saying, "Within a single painting of a southern district there stands a mountain; the moon does not rise from the blue sky, but climbs among these hills." Dogapsa Temple and Muwisa Temple stand here, and partway up the mountainside on the path to Gujeongbong Peak is a seated rock-carved Buddha (National Treasure No. 144). Yongchupokpo Falls to the north, Gujeolpokpo Falls to the east, and Geumneung Gyeongpodae Pavilion to the south each preserve beautiful scenery of their own. Wolchulsan's local specialities include fine-toothed bamboo combs once famed as a tribute item for the royal court, mullet roe taken during the spawning season of March to May, and the delicacies of thin-legged octopus and mudskipper dishes, which, together with the mountain's beautiful scenery, make it an important tourism resource.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongam, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물