Bonghwa

Ponghwa lies in the high country near the headwaters of the Naktong River. Among its mountains, Ch'ŏngnyangsan rises in a succession of rocky peaks and cliffs above the river valleys. The scholar Yi Hwang, known as T'oegye, is said to have visited the mountain frequently for study and contemplation while teaching at Tosan. Temples and hermitages give the rugged landscape a long religious history.