문화가 숨쉬는 울산중구 - Ulsan Jung-gu Tour

The Ulsan Magistrate Office is the head building where the Ulsan magistrate executed official duties. It was moved or closed whenever Ulsan was promoted to or demoted to Bu, Hyeon or Protectorate. The current magistrate office was built by Kim Suo, the Ulsan district magistrate, in 1681 (7th year of King Sukjong’s reign during the Joseon period) and named ‘Ilhakheon’, as his son was appointed to the district magistrate in 1695 (21st year of King Sukjong’s reign during the Joseon period). Hong Ikdae, the Ulsan district magistrate, renovated it in 1763 (39th year of King Yeongjo’s reign) and named it ‘Banhakheon’. It was used as the meeting room for the provincial government beginning in the Japanese colonial era and was restored to its present appearance in 1981. It also houses ancillary buildings inside. The Living Quarters are the private home where the magistrate lived. It is characterized as a house without fences. Baekyangsa Temple Stone Stupa – Temple praying for the defense of the country during the Silla period.

The high priest Baekyangseonsa built this temple to pray for the peace and safety of Ulsan village and the defense of Silla in 932 (6th year of King Gyeongsun’s reign during the Silla period). The temple was renovated by the monk Yeonjeongseonsa in 1678 (4th year of King Sukjong’s reign during the Joseon period) and by the monk Seollinseonsa in 1793 (29th yaer of King Yeongjo’s reign) and was reconstructed by the Buddhist nun Bohyeon in 1922. Baekyangsa Temple, on the mountain edge deep inside Hamwolsan Mountain, is a traditional temple that can be easily found because it was exposed to the outside world along with the gradual urbanization of Ulsan. Hikers start their day by viewing the East Sea with the rising sun in the morning beyond Ulsanman Bay while listening to the bell of Baekyangsa Temple ringing to every corner of the Ulsan downtown. Four Buddhist cultural heritages—a Wooden Seated Amitabha Buddha Triad, Fubulhongtaeng Buddhist painting, the painting of Buddhist deities and stone stupa in Baekyangsa Temple--are designated as Ulsan Tangible Cultural Heritages.

Tip The stone stupa on the western hill of Baekyangsa Temple comprises the lower platform, middle platform and upper platform of the foundation, globular body, roof (roof stone) and finial. The surface is generally rough. It is relatively large for its type and was crafted independently. The stone stupa displays the conventional appearance of the stupa in the late Joseon period.