Prior to visiting South Korea, had the notion that Mount Sorak National Park, Sinhung Temple and Kwengumseng Fortress are three different places in different locations. The truth is they could be considered as one entity. When visiting the park, one could be mesmerised by the trees especially in autumn when their leaves turned yellow, orange and red. Don't expect the park to be all trees though as you'd be confronted by a giant 48-foot bronze Buddha there called the Great Unification Buddha, so called because it was dedicated to the sentiments of Koreans who wished to see North Korea unites with South Korea. The statue cost $4.1 million and the money came mostly from donations from anonymous donors. The statue marked the location of the Sinhung Temple or perhaps more accurately called the Seoraksan Sinheungsa Temple.
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