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=0=| Korean Buddhist temples were normally on the sides of mountains which were, naturally enough, undeveloped. The path to the temples were always quite beautiful though chilly in the winter. |
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| Korean Buddhist temples were always decorated, but in the more subtle colors typical of Korean temples. |
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| The temples also had minimal heat (if any) so everyone dressed warmly during the winter. |
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| Above is a picture of Barbara with Mr. Nam on a bridge over a stream on the path to a temple. |
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| Here are three more slides from the box of Seoul trip rejects, but look to be temple visits. When I was stationed in Korea it was only 30 years or so since the Korean war and the Japanese occupation before that. The Japanese had cut down most of the Korean forests (on the mountain sides) to support their war effort but that meant that most of the trees were pretty young like those above. |
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