Mt. Biseulsan (Purple Eulalia Growth Area)

Mt. Biseulsan stands at the edge of Cheongdo-gun and Dalseong-gun. It is not such a high mountain, but because of its scenic beauty and clean air, it’s an easy place to want to visit again.  
Mt. Biseulsan has long been known as a temple place, and according to the legends it’s to produce a thousand saints from its regions.  Famous monk Il-Yeon (monk scholar of the Goryeo Period) apparently spent his 20s here, training for his career as a monk. At that time Il-Yeon spent his time in the Bodangam Building learning about various faiths and their scriptures, and it became a solid basis from which to write his famous Samgukyusa, a compilation of the  history of the three kingdoms).
The most beautiful aspect of Mt. Biseulsan is the Azaleas that blossom in the spring.  Painted crimson red, the flowers harmonize perfectly with the complementary colors of the surrounding forest.  All through the year, the pine forest fills the mountain, and the broad-leaf trees come alive in the fall in all their brilliant autumn colors in perfect harmony with the fantastic looking rocks of the mountain peaks.  Large areas of the ridge tops become covered with purple eulalias, and it provides a majestic view for the fall mountain climbers.