..tools of the farmer. This is an 'A'-frame backpack called a 'chigae'. The container, an 'ogang' was used to carry human waste.

..the 'yak-bang', a traditional Korean doctor's storage room for herbs.

A pagoda on a cliff overlooking the north branch of the Han River. It's at Shilluksa in Kyonggi Province.

The eleven golden figures on the altar of a hall in Kumsansa temple in North Cholla Province.

This is the Miruk-saji Pagoda, a pagoda that is the one of the few remnants of what was probably a rather large Buddhist temple of the Paekche era, just outside of Kumma in North Cholla Province. The pagoda and temple were constructed around 600 and used until the 1700s. Miruk-tap was poorly reconstructed in 1915 under the auspices of the Japanese colonial government, and has since had additional repair work done in 1965 and 1980. Looking more like a building than a pagoda, it is reinforced on one side with concrete.

..the number of extant stone pieces made a total reconstruction impossible. Its six tiers rise to 14 meters, but it was likely constructed with 7 to 9 tiers.

..this is what Miruk-tap really looked like when it was constructed. This life-size pagoda was built just to east of the original at the temple site.

A Buddha figure standing in a field near Kumma in North Cholla. One of the 'twin Buddhas' that face each other about 100 meters away, its origin is a mystery.

The west peak of the double-mountain known as Maisan in North Cholla.

Here are some wildflowers that are native to Korea. This one is called 'Kaenari'.

'Chindaelae' can be seen growing in the mountains in the spring.

The Korean national flower, the Mugunghwa (Rose of Sharon).

The 'Pukgot' is from a flowering tree, similar to peach blossoms.

..here these trees line the side of a road near Hadong.

This all-white flower is called 'Mongnyun'. It is in bloom for a short time, then quickly litters the ground with its pedals.

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