Msia--->Korea: PANJAT GUNUNG SEORAK (SEORAKSAN in Korean)

Aktiviti: Percutian Ke Seoraksan (Gunung Seorak)
Lokasi: Seoraksan
Tarikh: 1 - 2 November 2008
Jumlah peserta: 6 buah keluarga dengan 27 orang ahli

Maklumat Seoraksan:

Ask a Korean to name the most beautiful place in Korea and that person will no doubt say Mt. Seoraksan. It is arguably the area most beloved by Koreans.

With its high craggy peaks, boulder-strewn streams of crystal clear water, large waterfalls, unusual rock formations, and forests of pine and hardwood, it is certainly one of the most beautiful places Korea has to offer, any time of year.

Daecheongbong, Great Green Peak, is Mt. Seoraksan's main peak. It rises to 1,708 meters (5,603 feet) above sea level. It is the highest peak in the Taebaeksan range. The Taebaek mountain chain is often considered the backbone of the Korean peninsula. It is located in a national park near the city of Sokcho in the Gangwon province in eastern South Korea. And the third highest in South Korea after Mt. Hallasan, a 1,950-meter-high volcanic mountain on the island of Jeju-do, and the 1,915-meter-high Mt. Jirisan straddling the border of the three provinces of Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do.

Because of the mountain's scenic beauty and rare flora and fauna, a 163.4-square-kilometer area around Daecheongbong was designated a natural monument in 1965. The area was expanded and made a national park in 1970. The park now encompasses 354.6 square kilometers of land and has 28 peaks, 58 valleys, 9 hills, 2 hot springs, 2 mineral springs and 15 grandiose rock formations as well as 12 Buddhist temples and hermitages.

The mountain has gone by many names including Mt. Seolbongsan, Snow Peak Mountain, and Mt. Seolsan, Snow Mountain, but modern Koreans call it Mt. Seoraksan, Snow Rock Mountain. Contrary to these appellations, the mountain is not snow-capped year-round. It got its name because of the outstanding beauty of its winter landscapes and because of the outcroppings of white rocks that give it a snowy appearance when there is no snow. According to an ancient record, the mountain got its name because snow begins to fall there at the time of the harvest moon festival and does not melt completely until the summer solstice. Another record says that it was named for the snow-white boulders that form its peaks.

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