Nogodan in Jirisan Mountain

1 Introduction to Nogodan

Height 1,507m. Along with Cheonwangbong (1,915m) and Banyabong (1,734m), it is one of the three major peaks of Jirisan. It belongs to Baekdudaegan. 

During the Silla Dynasty, it was a training ground for Hwarang Gukseon, and it is a sacred peak where an altar was built to hold a mountain god ritual. 

It occupies the southwestern part of Jirisan National Park. 

Nogodan is a word from Taoism, and in Korean it is called ‘Halmidan’, and ‘Halmi’ refers to the mother goddess of the country, Seolseolseongmo

The vast plateau covered with coneflowers spreads out near the top of the mountain at an altitude of 1,100–1,200m, making it a good summer resort, so it became a vacation spot for Westerners until World War II. 

The scenery of Nogodan is as beautiful as that of Jirisan, with its dense forest and magnificent mountain scenery, and the view from the summit is outstanding. 

In the valley to the west is Hwaeomsa Temple, which has many buildings, including Gakhwangjeon Hall, and other national treasures and treasures, such as pavilions, stone lanterns, and stone pagodas.

2 How to get to Nogodan

 - Course A: First, take a bus to 'Seongsamjae' and then go to Nogodan (1 hour walk from Seongsamjae to Nogodan)

It's 2.7km in distance, but you have to go up from Gurye.

You can take a taxi from Namwon, but the fare will probably be around 30,000 won. Hitchhiking is also a good option, but......

There is a car from 'Gurye Intercity Bus Terminal' to Seongsamjae.

It's 8:00/10:00/12:00/14:10/16:10/17:10. It takes 50 minutes and costs 2,900 won.

 - Course B: How to get from Gurye Hwaeomsa to Nogodan (Approximately 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours from Hwaeomsa to Nogodan)

It's 7km in distance. Transportation is quite convenient.

There is a city bus from 'Gurye Intercity Bus Terminal' to Hwaeomsa every 20 minutes. The fare is 650 won and it takes 10 minutes.

 - Course C: How to get from Namwon Baemsagol to Nogodan (about 6 hours and 30 minutes)

The distance is Baemsagol entrance (Banseo) -> 8.5km -> Hwagaejae -> 3.1km -> Imgeolryeong (Banyabong is about 2km away from here) -> 3.2km -> Nogodan.

For 1 night and 2 days, the 'C' course seems the best. Courses A and B can be done in a day (course B is a bit difficult), but the inconvenience of having to go back to Gurye......

It takes 45 minutes from Namwon to Gurye and the fare is 2,300 won. 09:47/13:50/15:15/16:05/17:40/18:25/18:35

The Namwon -> Baemsagol runs every 30 minutes from 7:30 to 20:00. It costs 3,400 won to Baemsagol and takes 1 hour.

There are quite a few buses from Namwon to Hwaeomsa (via Gokseong and Gurye).

It runs at intervals of about 20 to 30 minutes (23 times) from 7:00 to 20:00. Gurye is the same as above and Hwaeomsa is 2,800 won. It takes 1 hour for both Gurye and Hwaeomsa.

3 The scenery of Nogodan

Namwon Gwanghanru in Jeollabuk-do

 Gwanghallu was originally a place where Prime Minister Hwang Hui built a small pavilion called ‘Gwangtongu (廣通樓)’ to enjoy the scenery when he was exiled to Namwon in 1419. Later, in the 26th year of King Sejong’s reign (1444), Namwon-busa Min Gong rebuilt it, and Hadong-buwon-gun Jeong In-ji, who was the patrolman of Chungcheong, Jeolla, Gyeongsang and three provinces at the time, was so captivated by the beautiful scenery here that he renamed it ‘Gwanghallu’ after ‘Gwanghancheongheobu’ in the moon palace where the beauty of the moon, Hanga, lived. Gwanghan means ‘palace of the moon’. Chunhyang and Yi Mong-ryong also met for the first time here and fell in love.

Inquiries and guidance 063-625-4861 Website https://www.namwon.go.kr/tour/ Address 1447 Yocheon-ro, Namwon-si, Jeollabuk-do (Cheongeo-dong) Hours of operation [Summer (April~October)]

- Paid opening 08:00~18:00

- Free opening 18:00~21

[Winter (November~March)]

- Paid opening 08:00~18:00

- Free opening 18:00~20:00Holidays Open all year roundParking availableDesignated status Treasure Namwon Gwanghallu (designated on January 21, 1963)Admission [Individual]

- Adults 4,000 won

- Youth, military 2,000 won

- Children 1,500 won

[Groups (20 or more people), elementary, middle, and high school (15 or more people)]

- Adults 2,500 won

- Youth, military 1,500 won

- Children 1,000 won

※ Free: 5 years old and younger, 65 years old and older, Namwon citizens, field trips to elementary, middle, and high schools in the area, national veterans, people with disabilities (1 accompanying person), people with physical disabilities, etc. Details Cannot go up to Gwanghanru Parking information for the disabled There is a parking area exclusively for the disabled_Barrier-free facilities There is a ramp installed up to the entrance (easy to use the park walking path in a wheelchair) The main entrance has no steps, so it is wheelchair accessible Wheelchair rental available Stroller rental available

Yeoju Gangcheon Island

 The words that replace Gangcheon Island Resort are leisure and romance.

Gangcheon Island Resort is a comma on the Namhan River.

The bridge leading to the island seems to divide the boundary between daily life and rest.

The peaceful appearance of Gangcheon Island beyond the bridge makes you smile.

Let's enjoy leisure and romance while walking along the walking path where yellow ginkgo leaves and pure white magnolias come together.

Gangcheon Island Healing Center with various cultural tourism programs

There is an eco-friendly playground on the first floor of the healing center, and when you see children playing around the playground, memories of childhood come to mind.

There are lecture rooms and multipurpose rooms on the second floor where various programs are run, so if you inquire in advance, you can enjoy Gangcheon Island more fully.

There is a garden and a rest area on the rooftop of the center where you can view Gangcheon Island from a higher place.

Yangju Hoeamsa Temple Site

Yangju Hoeamsa Temple Site Hoeamsa Temple was founded during the Goryeo Dynasty and maintained close ties with the royal family from the late Goryeo Dynasty to the mid-Joseon Dynasty, and the best craftsmen of the time were mobilized to build the largest temple in the country. 

Excavation results have proven this fact by unearthing relics and the highest quality artifacts, showing that it was a temple representing Buddhist thought and culture at the time.

From the late Goryeo Dynasty to the mid-Joseon Dynasty, Hoeamsa Temple was the largest temple in the country, maintaining close ties with the royal family and leading the Buddhist thought and culture of the time. 

Therefore, royal ceremonies and events held at Hoeamsa Temple are recorded in various records including the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, and the reconstruction and repair of Hoeamsa Temple, which was supported by the royal family, are included. 

However, it is presumed that Hoeamsa Temple gradually declined and closed down amid the decline in Buddhism after Queen Munjeong.

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Seonmongdae in Yecheon, Gyeongbuk

Gyeongbuk Yecheon is a place good for making alcohol because the water is clear and the spring is just like the Chinese characters for dansul.

It is also the hometown of Kim Jin-ho, who pioneered archery in the 1980s.

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Yecheon is well known for archery and Hoeryongpo, but it also has Seonmongdae, one of the eight scenic views of Yecheon.

This Seonmongdae is a place where people dreamed of immortals. The Naeseongcheon River flowing in front of Seonmongdae passes Hoeryongpo and flows into the main stream of the Nakdong River.

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Our ancestors built Lunadae in places with beautiful scenery.

Most of them have the words and, which mean high attics, and some have the names and.

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After all, Luna and Dae should be high up to look down.

Looking at this, we can talk about the 20th Fengjigwan and the 62nd Noesanso-gwa in the Book of Changes.

In other words, the 20th Fengjigwan is the upper trigram 5sonpung and the lower trigram 8gonji, so the trigram name is Bol-gwan, which means seeing the world with the eyes of a stork, and looking wide and high from above like a bird's eye view. In the Daesangjeon, it is said, The former king examined the people and taught them.

In this way, the meaning of seeing in Fengjigwan means that we should develop our eyes to see the world through various perspectives.

The perspective of a child, the perspective of peeking, looking at my life, thinking about how to realize the glory of the country, and looking at that life, etc.

Number 62, Noesan Sogwa, is the upper trigram 3 Jinrae and the lower trigram 7 Gansan, and the trigram name is that the small trigram is a little too much, and in the first six, it is called Bijoiheung, so it means that the flying bird is bad.

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In the Book of Changes, the most representative flying bird is the large goose at Pungsanjeom No. 53, but in the Brain Oxygen Department, it simply says that when a bird flies, that is, when it is at its most peaceful, it is in danger.

This tells us that in management, etc., the confusion we feel when we indifferently look from the outside and when we actually participate in management are different.

At first, it went in a different direction from the Seonmongdae of Naeseongcheon, but I think that being able to have various thoughts while looking at the scenery in such a good place is also the happiness of the Book of Changes.

Geongyejeong in Geochang, Gyeongnam

 Geochang is located in the inland of Gyeongsangnam-do, so when you think of tourist attractions in Geochang, you may first think of Susungdae, and you may also think of the recently installed Udusan Y-shaped suspension bridge.

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According to Naver Encyclopedia, this Geongyejeong is a pavilion from the late Joseon Dynasty built on a rock in the Wicheon basin in Sangrim-ri, Geochang-eup. It is said that the Geochang Jang clan built this pavilion, Boeunjae, and a historical monument to commemorate the achievements of their ancestors, and named it Geongyejeong after the place in Jianzhou in China where their surname originated.

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The neighboring Hamyang-gun has many pavilions such as Jeong Yeo-chang’s house, Geoyeonjeong, and Gunjajeong, and the scenery around Geongyejeong is beautiful.

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This Geongyejeong Pavilion is a splendid place where the surrounding trees, cherry blossoms, and flowing water blend well together, so it is a place where the sages would sit in this pavilion and write a poem while drinking a glass of makgeolli.

These pavilions are located in scenic places as a place to read fortunes, enjoy quiet contemplation, or hold poetry meetings.

In the case of Chinese poetry, if you write a five-character poem or a seven-character poem, you must include the scenery in the third and fourth lines (Hamryeon) and the emotion in the fifth and sixth lines (Gyeongryeon). Therefore, if you want to include scenery, there must be a pavilion in a place with a beautiful scenery.

I will write related Chinese poetry later.

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Advanced Industry Promotion (Chuncheon, Wonju, Gangneung Focused)

 Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province has been focusing on the tourism industry due to its regional characteristics of having many mountains and coasts, but we will look into the contents for responding to population decline and revitalizing the local economy.

The plan for high-speed railway and road construction in the province is to be completed in the first and second half of 2025, and the goal is to gradually realize it as a global city with future cutting-edge industries such as bio, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence (AI) based on the transportation network as construction is completed.

1). The Corporate Innovation Park will be built on an area of ​​3.68 million m2 in Gwangpan-ri, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon, and a project cost of 936.4 billion won will be invested until 2033.

Gangwon Province has a Corporate Innovation City in Wonju, and this time, it plans to build an industrial and residential complex city (more than 350 companies) with private companies moving into Chuncheon.

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2). A bio triangle belt will be created with Chuncheon (Hongcheon), Wonju, and Gangneung as the axes. The Chuncheon/Hongcheon Bio Specialized Complex gathers bio companies to create a cluster that carries out everything from research and development to raw material supply and finished product exports, and is a specialized complex with three axes in cooperation with the Wonju Enterprise City and Gangneung Bio Complex.

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3). The project to establish a digital healthcare national innovation cluster centered on the Wonju Enterprise Innovation City is also in progress, and it will be possible to build a regional new growth cluster through fostering new industries and activating investment due to its geographical proximity to Yeongdong in Wonju and the inland central expressway. (2nd phase project underway until 2027)

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4). Gangneung is designated as a candidate site for the natural product bio national industrial complex, and is aiming for approval of the industrial complex plan in 2026. (Korea Industrial Complex Corporation: http://www.kicox.or.kr)

How to prevent allergy accidents

 Appetite is one of the three major desires, and the pleasure of eating may be a craving for certain foods depending on the person, but the sad reality is that people cannot eat because their body does not accept it, and this is called an allergic reaction.

This time, we will learn about allergens in food and the types of accidents they cause.

1. What is an allergy

An allergy is an abnormality of the immune system that causes a hypersensitivity to a specific substance (commonly called an allergen), and it occurs as an antigen-antibody reaction, and is a reaction to various substances including food.

Allergens are sensitive to white people, and there are various cases, such as the case of children who died in Canada after eating peanuts and kissing each other, and the case of peanut powder being banned on airplanes due to the risk of flying around.

Food companies must indicate this on the labeling, and the size of the font, etc. are specified according to the labeling method standards of the Food Sanitation Act, and violations are subject to sanctions.

2. Types and characteristics of allergens

The Food Sanitation Act sets out 23 allergens, and they are said to be increasing. Beef and chicken were included, and now rice, a staple food, is also expected to be included.

- Milk, buckwheat, peanuts, soybeans, wheat, mackerel, crab, shrimp, pork, sulfurous acid (the final product contains more than 10mg/kg of SO2), peaches, tomatoes, walnuts, chicken, eggs (limited to poultry), beef, squid, shellfish (including oysters, abalone, and mussels), pine nuts

3. Symptoms

Symptoms of anaphylactic shock may include hives, facial swelling, and difficulty breathing. In mild cases, skin rashes and flushing may occur. If serious symptoms such as a swollen throat and difficulty breathing occur, you should go to the emergency room immediately, and you should know what allergens you are sensitive to through regular tests.

4. Allergy Accidents

Incidents and accidents caused by allergies occur in various types, and it is important to accurately understand the characteristics of each type in order to prevent and deal with them.

1). Accidents that occur after consuming food

- Sudden allergic reaction: This is when allergic symptoms such as hives, itching, swelling, and difficulty breathing suddenly appear immediately after consuming a specific food. In severe cases, it can lead to anaphylactic shock, which can be life-threatening.

- Consumption of contaminated food: This is an accident that occurs when trace amounts of allergens are mixed into food that is labeled as not containing allergens due to cross-contamination during manufacturing.

- Food labeling errors: This is an accident caused by misunderstanding when the ingredients listed on the food label are different from the actual ingredients.

2). Accidents that occur when eating out and group meals

- Lack of menu information: When eating out, there is a high possibility of consuming allergens because you cannot know all the ingredients included in the menu, especially when the raw/subsidiary ingredients used contain hidden allergens.

- Contamination during cooking: There is a risk of cross-contamination due to allergens during cooking when using the same cooking utensils.

- Lack of employee awareness: When restaurant staff lack information on food and do not accurately understand the needs of allergy sufferers, or when they provide food containing allergens.

3). Accidents that occur when consuming processed foods and snacks

- Complex ingredients of processed foods: It is difficult to determine whether allergens are included in processed foods because various raw materials and additives are used.

- Incorrect food intake by children: Children are curious and often eat food around them without permission.

- Allergies due to food additives: Some food additives can cause allergic reactions. - Sulfites (in wine), gluten (in places where wheat is used, such as bread)

5. Efforts to prevent accidents

1). Confirm accurate information: Check food labels, and when eating out, ask the restaurant about the use of allergens

2). Choose safe ingredients: Cook directly using fresh ingredients such as organic ingredients rather than processed foods

3). Prevent cross-contamination: Wash cooking utensils thoroughly, and store allergens and other food ingredients separately.

4). Prepare for emergencies: Allergy sufferers should always carry emergency medicine.

Influenza vaccine (difference between quadrivalent and trivalent)

If you walk down the subway or down the street, you will hear a gurgling sound and many people are wearing masks. Even after the coronavirus pandemic, flu vaccination is still recommended.

Vaccination began in September of last year for children, pregnant women, and seniors over 65 years old, but healthy adults also need flu vaccination.

Let's look at the difference between trivalent and quadrivalent vaccines.

First, flu is an influenza virus, divided into types A and B, and there are several variants that are prevalent every year. There are three types of vaccines: trivalent and quadrivalent.

Type A flu is highly contagious and can generally affect many people, causing large-scale epidemics. In particular, if the type A flu variant becomes prevalent, it can cause serious situations if not treated sufficiently due to rapid onset of symptoms when infected.

On the other hand, type B flu is relatively less contagious than type A, and it is said that it shows mild symptoms in healthy adults.

Virus Type	Contagious	Symptoms
Type A influenza	High	High fever, cough, sore throat, muscle pain
Type B influenza	Low	Relatively mild symptoms

The trivalent vaccine is mainly provided to children, the elderly, and patients with chronic diseases, and can be administered to the general public at a low cost (KRW 10,000-20,000), but the quadrivalent vaccine has a relatively high preventive effect and is somewhat expensive (KRW 20,000-40,000).

Vaccine Type	Included Virus Types	Characteristics
Trivalent vaccine	2 types of type A virus, 1 types of type B virus	Basic preventive effect
Quadrivalent vaccine	2 types of type A virus, 2 types of type B virus	Expanded, higher preventive effect

Differences between food for patients, health functional foods, and senior-friendly foods

Patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and kidney disease need to be careful about what they eat. In order to help with their diet, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has established standards for food for patients in the food classification other than medicines and health functional foods.

                       

This time, we will learn about food for patients.

1. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety regulates processed products other than fresh agricultural products that can be eaten by humans as food codes in the Food Sanitation Act. Special medical food can be considered food for patients, and special nutritional food also has separate standards. In terms of packaging, it is produced in cans or pouch bags after sterilization in a lettuce form, and it is produced and supplied more hygienically because it is fed directly through the throat through a tube. ​ 2. The market for food for patients (food for special medical purposes) is growing rapidly as it was created in the Food Codes according to modern trends due to reasons such as special ingredient restrictions for each patient, but it is not active among the general public except for related patient families, but it seems to be gradually spreading as they become aware of it. It is also promising as a silver industry, and not only large corporations but also medium and small businesses are implementing or planning to do so. Related development and supply companies include large corporations such as Daesang, Pulmuone, and Samyuk Foods, as well as venture companies. 3. The differences between food for patients, health functional foods, and elderly-friendly foods are as follows. 1). Food for special medical purposes (food for patients) Food for special medical purposes (Chapter 11 of the Food Code) refers to food manufactured and processed to be supplied through oral or tube feeding to replace part or all of a meal for people who have limited normal intake, digestion, absorption, or metabolism ability, or who have different nutritional needs from the general public due to disease, surgery, etc., and who need sufficient nutritional supply or need restriction or supplementation of some nutrients. 2). Special nutritional food Previously called 'special purpose food', it is manufactured and processed by mixing food and nutritional ingredients for specific subjects who require special nutritional management, such as infants, obese people, or pregnant or lactating women (Chapter 10 of the Food Code), and includes infant formula, food for pregnant or lactating women, and formula for weight control. ​ 3). Health functional food Health functional food is generally a food consumed for the purpose of maintaining and improving health and preventing specific diseases, and contains specific nutrients or functional ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and lactic acid bacteria, and is a product recognized as being helpful for health. (Omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics) 4). Senior-friendly food Senior-friendly food is food developed considering the characteristics and nutritional needs of the elderly population. It is provided in a form that is easy to swallow and digest for the elderly who have difficulty chewing and swallowing, and includes products with increased calcium, vitamin D, and high protein content to supplement nutrients that the elderly are likely to lack and reduce the risk of age-related diseases such as osteoporosis or muscle loss.

A total of 227 products are designated according to the Senior-friendly Industry Promotion Act.