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Korea Sparkling

Opulent Shaman Kings

Thursday, October 29, 2009 - - 0 Comments


Gyeongju was well known to Asia's ancients as Geumseong, the home of powerful and opulent shaman kings. Today, it's an easy-going resort town where rice cultivation and tourism are more important than wars of conquest. Its distinction as a one-time seat of power, however, cannot ever be forgotten. This 214-sq. km (83-sq. mile) valley dotted with burial tombs - most from the 1st to 8th centuries but some more recent - tired pagodas, fortress ruins, granite sculptures, palace grounds and other remnants of the rich Three Kingdoms Period.

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