25 Sep - Day 3: Bulguksa Temple 佛国寺，庆州

We drove in to Kyongju, an ancient city that's known to be "Museum without Walls". Well, Annie did not mention or elaborate on this... except highlighting to us the key things to see in the temple - in particular the national treasures!

Accordingly to the official Korean Travel Guide, The city of Gyeongju (ie. Kyongju) was the capital of Silla from 57BC to 935AD. The city contains the remnants of the Silla kingdom as well as relics pertaining to Buddhism, the national religion at that time. 52 historical sites and artefacts are located within this UNESCO-designated area.

The Bulguksa Temple, built from AD751 till AD774, is about 1500 years old. A beautiful place... with the touch of zen... it's the architecture! It houses a few temples within the site.

Glimpses of the world heritage site...

From this point, look through the "opening", one could see the face of the Buddha very clearly... face-to-face...

Here's another familiar scene... like the one I took at Punakha Dzong, Bhutan. (Click HERE)

It's also one of the Learning Journey sites for the younger generation Koreans... We could see, not one, but a few groups of school children seated in the shade to listen to the explanation by their teachers/guides.