Haeinsa Temple

Good exhibitions

Different rooms show history, buddhism sculpture, crafts and art, calligraphic painting rooms. Great information about the making wood bocks.

Could be better

The small museum, empty on the day of our visit, costs W 20 000 pp (an extra charge above the cost of entering the area in general). It gives some explanation to the woodcut plates, in English too, bu...

Beautiful location too crowded

Overall this place was beautiful especially in the fall, and late summer. HOWEVER, that is also when throngs of people descend onto this area, long lines of cars, a lack of decent accommodation that's...

Could be done a little better

Anything pertaining to Haeinsa and Tripitaka Koreana should be spectacular, exposed, explained and proudly displayed. The museum is lacking in many attention drawing features. It is also not advertise...

Missed opportunity to disclose the Tripitaka Koreana to the public

N35°47.618' E128°05.678' Haeinsa temple is famous for its Tripitaka Koreana, on the UNESCO world heritage list, and the buildings storing it can be seen behind the last Haeinsa temple. Seeing because ...