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South Korea Famous Places

Famous places in South Korea.

Though South Korea seems like its isolated from the world, it is really a place of popularity to anyone on vacation in Asia.  There are many places of interest that people like to go to. Andong is one of these places in which mostly aristocrats live and is a place where old culture is important. Just north of Andong is Dosan Seowon, the famous Confucian institute. Busan is also a famous place. Here, the U.N. soldiers who died during the Korean War are buried. Haeinsa is a Buddhist temple and also the most famous temple in South Korea. All the Buddhist scripture are inscribed on the 81000 wooden blocks. Tourists are only aloud to look at it from a distance. Seoul is the capital of South Korea. Here you can find new skyscrapers as well as ancient palaces.

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