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Haeinsa Temple
A remote mountain temple housing the Tripitaka Koreana, the world's most comprehensive collection of Buddhist texts carved on 80,000 woodblocks.
36 km · about 40 min drive
AsiaSouth KoreaDaegu
Hwawŏn
Daegu, South Korea · Asia
About Hwawŏn
Hwawŏn sits on the route: 20 minutes from Daegu, 36km from Haeinsa Temple.
Hwawŏn is in Daegu, South Korea, with about 65,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Daegu, about 11 km away.
Hwawon Station is an underground station of the Daegu Metro Line 1 in Dalseong County Daegu, South Korea.
The station is connected to Seolhwa–Myeonggok station via Hwawon Bridge Hajeo Tunnel. Hwawon-eup office is located right next to the station, and the station is located in the center of the Hwawon-eup andRead more
apartment complex. From this station, you can transfer to the city bus access to the Flower Garden, Sammunjin, Dasan Culture Park, and Dasan-myeon, Goryeong-gun. There is Snake Mountain near at the station, and there is also the Hwawon Bridge Underground Tunnel, and the surrounding area is slightly higher, so the station is on the deep side.
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Within an hour or so of Hwawŏn: Haeinsa Temple (36 km).
Where is Hwawŏn?
Hwawŏn is in Daegu, South Korea, about 11 km from Daegu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 64,718
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- South Korea
- Region
- Daegu
- Timezone
- Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates
- 35.8017, 128.5008
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in South Korea
Tourist helpline (English): 1330.
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