[2025 Gyeongju Attraction] Travel Guide for Namsan (Updated Jul)

Namsan Mountain is located in the southern part of Gyeongju City, and there are more than 40 streams flowing down from the two peaks of Jinao Peak (468m) and Gaowei Peak (494m). Nanshan is 8km long from north to south and 4km wide from east to west. There are more than 100 temples, more than 80 stone Buddha statues, and more than 60 stone pagodas on the mountain. It can be described as a veritable open-air museum. Nanshan is also divided into the holy places of Silla - Southwest Mountain and Southeast Mountain with many Buddha statues. The legend of Rajing at the foot is the birthplace of the founder of Silla, Park Hyukju, Yangsanjae is the ancestral hall of the founders of the six villages in the Xurafa era before the founding of the Silla state, and Ba Seokjeong is the place where the Millennium Dynasty of Silla came to an end. There are various Buddha statues with precious artistic value and historical significance, such as the stone Buddha statue of Bodhi Temple, the representative of Korea, the 9-meter pagoda standing on the rock, and the Buddha statue of Buddha no Temple. Nanshan not only has many historical relics, but also has a beautiful natural environment. With its own unique valleys and strange rocks, it attracts many tourists who love mountaineering. There is such a saying, "Don't climb Nanshan, don't say that you have been to Gyeongju", which shows that the status of Nanshan in Gyeongju is extraordinary. It contains the beauty of nature, the long history of Silla, and the splendid art of the fusion of aesthetics and religion of the Silla people.