Bongjeongsayeongsanam Hermitage

Bongjeongsa Temple, at the foot of Cheondeungsan Mountain, is said to have been built in 682, the second year of King Sinmun's reign, by the monk Uisang. According to legend, Uisang, who had also founded Buseoksa Temple, made a phoenix out of paper at Buseoksa and set it flying; where the bird came to rest, he built a temple and named it Bongjeongsa. Yeongsanam, together with Jijoam, is a hermitage attached to Bongjeongsa Temple, comprising five buildings: Eungjinjeon Hall, Yeonghwasil, Songamdang, Samseong-gak (Hall of the Three Sages), and Uhwaru Pavilion with Gwansimdang. The exact date of construction of the buildings is not known, but on the evidence of historical records such as the "Record of the Founding of the Incense Hall of Bongjeongsa Yeongsanam" and the "Record of the Repair of Bongjeongsa Yeongsanjeon Hall," it is presumed to date from the late 19th century. Architecturally there is nothing especially remarkable about the complex, but the way enclosed spaces are treated as open ones, as in Uhwaru Pavilion and Songamdang, and the way the landscaping in front of Samseong-gak softens what could otherwise be a rigid space, are both outstanding examples of spatial design.

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Where it is

Region

Andong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산