Maisan (South Korea)

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Maisan
Mount Maisan.

Mount Maisan.

height 686  m
location Jeollabuk-do Province , South Korea
Coordinates 35 ° 45 '40 "  N , 127 ° 24' 44"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 45 '40 "  N , 127 ° 24' 44"  E
Maisan (South Korea) (South Korea)
Maisan (South Korea)

The mountain Maysan ( kor. 마이산 , Maysan ) is located in Maysan Provincial Park , County Jinan , province of Jeollanam-do .

The name Maisan literally means "horse-eared mountain" as the two peaks of the mountain resemble the ears of a horse. Locals refer to the higher peak ( 686  m ) as a wife and the lower peak ( 667  m ) as a husband.

At the foot of the mountain is the famous Tapsa temple . Other temples in the Maisan Provincial Park are the Eunsusa and Geumdangsa .

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