Namhansanseong (Namhan Mountain Fortress): Part 4

On the right side of this trail, there was a section called 통일기원탑 'Tower of Prayer for Unification' Since there was no one to asked to, I could not make out the meaning of all these stone towers. Does this Unification refer to South-North Korea Unification? But, one could easily jump to a conclusion that it must be that--considering that it is Korea. 

Some of the stone towers or tab. 

Another section full of 소원탑 or wishing tower. 

Oh, there was one yellow bird caught on my camera!!! 

Now, the bird's gone! 

One of the temples I encountered on my way to the top. 

A different angle of the temple. 

One thing that I would not expect to find is a gymnasium! Yes, with a monthly membership payment, one can be the member of this 체육관 (chaeyukgwan) or gymnasium. Of course, it's a simple one. While exercising, one needs no air conditioner: different from any air-conditioned gymnasium in the cities.  

Up..up...up... 

And..finally I saw walls of stones up front. The trails were getting higher and ...well, I got to make it. Got to reach the top to see what's in it that people were trying to see.

Namhansanseong (Namhan Mountain Fortress): part 3

Namhan Mountain is full of temples. Temples after after temples' names were posted on the directions at some parts of the trails on my up there. The biggest one is Yaksasa. Hmm...it sounds like 'Raksasa' (giant), in Indonesian.  

Another characteristic of the trails along the way to the top was the scattered 소원답 (sowontab) or wishing tower like these ones.  

One would surely see these wishing towers everywhere.  

When you eat, think about your health. When you throw away (the trash), think about environment. That's the message of this banner for all the hikers! 

People protect environment, environment protects people. 

(Should we put the word 'IF' in front of the sentence?) 

The picture does not do any justice to the real beauty of this spot.

See the red spot there? Someone was sitting on a rock by the creek. 

It looks small, but it was actually not. Once again, I set my camera on purpose to make the nature look like a miniature. 

Moss-covered tree like this was one of things that I treasured the most. I think this is the real proof that they are....intact and well-protected. 

(I am not sure whether this is true or not) 

See the street-lamp? Yes, all the way up the mountain, there were street lamps. Street lamp seems to be out of place and an incorrect term to address it. I'd rather call it 'trail lamp'. 

* Let's go on...hiking...