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Ch'ungch'eongnam-Do
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Kyeryongsan Nationalpark  
Kyeryongsan means rooster-dragon-mountain, because the shape
of the mountain range reminded the locals of a dragon with a
rooster's head. Here you find Kapsa which is the oldest Korean
temple built during the Unified Shilla Period between 700 and 900 AD.