Inwangsan

Inwangsan
Elevation	338 m (1,109 ft)
Location
Location	South Korea

Korean name
Hangul	인왕산
Hanja	仁王山
Revised Romanization	Inwangsan
McCune–Reischauer	Inwangsan

Inwangsan is a mountain with a height of 338 meters, located in Jongno-gu and Hongje-dong, Seodaemun-gu, central areas of Seoul, South Korea.^[1] The name literally means "mountain of generous king" in Korean. The mountain covers an area of 1,086,696.50㎡ and has many huge granite peaks which distinguishes from other mountains in Seoul. Each rock is named after its characteristic form, such as gicha bawi (기차바위, train rock), chima bawi (치마바위 skirt rock), iseul bawi (이슬바위 dew rock), moja bawi (모자바위 hat rock), and jiryungii bawi (지렁이바위 worm rock).^[2]

Inwangsan is famous for its view, so many painters depicted the mountain in their works such as Jeong Seon's Inwang jesaekdo. The Fortress Wall of Seoul surrounds the mountain in which Inwangsa temple and Guksadang shrine are located as well.^[3]

Gallery

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  Fort wall along Inwangsan in Seoul

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  Steps and fort wall on Inwangsan in Seoul

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  Fort wall on Inwangsan overlooking Seoul

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  Near the peak of Inwangsan in Seoul

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  On the top of Inwangsan in Seoul

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  Fort wall reconstruction on Inwangsan in Seoul

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  Remaining vigilant on Inwangsan in Seoul

See also

• Inwang jesaekdo
• List of mountains in Korea
• List of mountains in Seoul

References

1. ^ "인왕산 仁王山" (in Korean). Doosan Encyber. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=129573&contentno=129573. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 
2. ^ Mount Inwang, Seoul - IgoUgo Reviews
3. ^ "인왕산 공원" (in Korean). The official site of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. http://parks.seoul.go.kr/guide/search_detail.asp?Board_cate=Park&SearchField=Park_name&SearchText=&GotoPage=1&Board_id=91. Retrieved 2008-05-05. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Inwangsan : Official Seoul City Tourism(English)
• (Korean) Introduction of Inwangsan
• (Korean) Travel to Inwangsan