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David A. Mason's San-shin Website
all about Korean Mountain-spirits and their shrines,
Korea's sacred peaks and mountain-veneration traditions
SACRED  KOREAN  MOUNTAINS:
from north-to-south along the west side of this peninsula,
starting around Seoul, then south-to-north along the east side
At the San-shin-gak of Biseul-san
Nam-jijang-sa Temple south of
Daegu City, Autumn 1999.  Photo
by my old friend Kwon Soon-il.
Seondo Korean Daoism -- the International Institute for Sundo
Taoist Cultural Research, led by Master Kim Hyeong-mun.  
AKA Kuksundo [Guk-seondo] Daoist practices -- very interesting stuff.
See my listing of Korea's 40 most sacred places on
Martin Gray's excellent Sacred Sites of the World
website, on this page about Korea.
For plenty of information on and beautiful photos of the
world's holy pilgrimage destinations, get his excellent
book: Sacred Earth: Places of Peace and Power.
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Korea for Expats -- all info!

another good Site for Seoul Expatriates
Wonhyo Pilgrimage Trail
inaugural trek Dec 2011
2nd Trip  for Video Sept 2012!
Launch of the Trek!
Green Shinto Blog
fascinating views of Japanese culture
free counters
Virtual & Real Guided Tours that I offer in and around Korea:
Tours By Locals .com     and  Context Learning-Travel
Living in South Korea
Naju City's Bulhoe-sa
Seven Buddhist Mountain-Temples added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Chuncheon's Samak-san
the Home-Root Mountain of my heart
OTHER  FEATURE  ARTICLES:
Dr. Dirk Schlottmann's research on K-Shamanism
2014 Haps Magazine Interview by Hal Swindon