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


- 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, 
theres a mineral spring where herbal medicines were reportedly prepared by the famous physician Ryu Ui-tae, Heo Juns teacher 

- 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 dont 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 Koreas 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 Sancheongs 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- 

Sancheongs organic Korean beef, raised in a natural cycling system 
that produces premium beef sought by Koreas 0.1%. 

 ?Encounter a medicinal culture and its people

Sancheong, Jirisans 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 Koreas traditional music- 

Kwak Chongsok, a key figure in the petition for Korean independence at the Paris Peace Conference-

 ,   - 
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

 ?Natures 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 - 

Thats the real reason we visit Sancheong when we need healing. 
