Sancheong-gun Promotional Video
Sancheong-gun Promotional Video3minutes 9minutes Video download 3min 9minSancheong is a very special place for Roger Shepherd
Roger is the first foreigner to traverse the entire Baekdu-daegan mountain range in South and North Korea-
Baekdu-daegan is called the backbone of the Korean peninsula,
The very first step of this amazing journey starts in Sancheong, on Cheonwangbong Peak
Sancheong--where the true wonder and mystique of Mount Jirisan can be found
So, he decided to explore each and every part of Sancheong
天- Feel the spirit of the heavens
Located at the highest point in South Korea,
Beopgyesa is called the “first temple under heaven”--
An auspicious hermitage chosen by a sign from the Buddha,
A lotus blossom flourishing on a cliff, Jeongchuiam Hermitage
Just as the royal azalea is said to symbolize,
the joy of love is in full bloom on Mount Hwangmaesan every spring-
At Daewonsa Temple, a noted Buddhist nunnery for Zen meditation in Korea,
wild medicinal herbs become delicacies to enjoy
People come to lay aside the secular world, replenishing their minds and bodies
with the virgin forest of Jirisan before they depart
On the Healing Donguibogam walking trail,
there’s a mineral spring where herbal medicines were reportedly prepared by the famous physician Ryu Ui-tae, Heo Jun’s teacher
地- Feel the spirit of the land
In Sancheong, there is a wondrous Royal Tomb built of stone.
It is believed to be the tomb of King Guhyeong, the last ruler of the Gaya Kingdom.
Wracked with guilt from handing over the Gaya nation to Silla,
his dying wish was to be buried in a stone tomb, it is said.
That may be why
no kudzu vines climb over the tomb, and even moss and grass don’t grow here,
or so the mysterious story goes.
Where meandering fence walls of stone and of clay
blend effortlessly with the simple beauty of traditional Hanok-
This is Namsa Yedamchon, the number-one “most beautiful village in Korea.”
Three-hundred-year-old houses and
seven-hundred-year-old trees tell stories of olden times.
Here is a place to learn the spirit and etiquette of Korea’s classical scholars, called seonbi.
Recipes for wild medicinal herbs provide a tonic for the soul-
The ‘San & cheong’ brand is a label granted only to agricultural products of superior purity,
organically grown in Sancheong County
They say the secret behind the flavor of Sancheong’s gotgam--dried persimmons--is the natural freeze-drying process
as the fruit is tempered countless times by the cool breezes of Jirisan
in a continuous cycle of freezing by night and thawing by day
This produces the tastiest, chewiest gotgam in Korea.
Sancheong strawberries, grown through raised bed cultivation-
Sancheong’s organic Korean beef, raised in a natural cycling system
that produces premium beef sought by Korea’s 0.1%.
人 Encounter a medicinal culture and its people
Sancheong, Jirisan’s clean valley, is not just a place with pure water and air
The essence of the local culture and its people are like revitalizing herbal medicine
The eternal Venerable Seongcheol, the symbol of modern Korean Buddhism
Every October, a Buddhist cultural festival is held in honor of the monk Seongcheol
Moon Ik-jeom, who revolutionized Korean textiles by introducing cotton seeds-
Park , Heonbong] who completed the definitive study of Korea’s traditional music-
Kwak Chongsok, a key figure in the petition for Korean independence at the Paris Peace Conference-
민족의 스승, 남명 조식 선생-
Jo Sik, called Nammyeong, a Neo-Confucian teacher of the Korean people-
Many take part in the Nammyeong Literati Culture Festival
to celebrate the life and spirit of this revered scholar
休 ?Nature’s Path, the Path of Healing
Ryu Ui-tae, Heo Jun, Heo Chosam, and Heo Chogaek are among the renowned physicians who practiced here in Sancheong,
the seat of herbal medicine, which presented 28 varieties of medicinal herbs to the royal household during the Joseon Dynasty
Every May, the Sancheong Korean Medicinal Herb Festival is held
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the famous medical text, Donguibogam,
The 2013 World Traditional Medicine Fair & Festival is being held in Sancheong, KOREA
It is emerging as the heart of traditional medicine worldwide
The essence of the Donguibogam is “Tong jeuk bul tong.”
This means, “If there is free flow, then there is no pain.”
So, while taking a respite in Sancheong, at one with Nature,
health is restored and the mind is healed
When people come to Sancheong, they lay down their burdens
Some people lay down greed or desire, others their worries,
still others a broken heart or mental pain...
In the broad comforting bosom of Mount Jirisan , Sancheong holds us in a close embrace -
That’s the real reason we visit Sancheong when we need healing.