Andong Dosanseowon Academy and Seonseong Waterway, South Korea

Dec 25, 2021 | Historical Site, Nature Scene, South Korea - East, Town

Dosanseowon consists of living quarters and lecture halls where Toegye Yi Hwang, an eminent Confucian scholar, lived and taught his students. Seonseong Waterway is a walking trail that floats on Andong Water Reservation Lake.

Andong Dosanseowon Academy: 154, Dosanseowon-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Seonseong Waterway: 49 Seobu-ri, Dosan-myeon, Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

I got off at the wrong place from the bus on the way to Dosanseowon, but this place has beautiful mountains.

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I took another bus and arrived at the trail to Dosanseowon.

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About Dosanseowon

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Walking to Dosanseowon

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Panoramic view left and right

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Keep walking

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Panoramic view left and right

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Nature around Dosanseowon

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Dosanseowon

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Looking at the houses on the left first.

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Looking back

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Then moved to the right side from the entrance gate and looked up.

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Checking the houses on the right side of the gate. This is the oldest structure in the complex.

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Moved out from the right side houses.

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Looking back

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Looking forward

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Two side buildings

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Walking up forward

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Looking back

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Looking forward, this is the lecture hall.

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Two side buildings on the front yard

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Looking back

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The lecture hall

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Looking at the left side, I will go through that door later after checking the right side

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Looking back at the front yard

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A gate behind the lecture hall which is closed.

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Looking back at the front yard from the right side.

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Go through the gate on the right sidewall.

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A building on the right side

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Walk behind the lecture hall and go to the left side. Go through the gate.

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To the left side

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House on the left side

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Walk through that door to walk down to the main entance of Dosanseowon.

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Keep walk down

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Looking back

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Walk down more

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Came back to the entrance

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One last look

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Walking back to the bus stop

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Took a bus to Yeggi village near Dosanseowon.

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More traditional houses

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Walking to Seongsan Waterway.

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This is the waterway. The trail floats on the lake created by a dam for this water reservoir.

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This is the picture of the village that was submerged under this water reservoir because of the dam.

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Looking back

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Looking back

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About in the midpoint is this rest area with the piano. Directly below this point is where the elementary school was located.

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Looking forward

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But decided to go back to the town through the way I came.

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Back to the town

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