There are burial mounds all over South Korea. They are tourist spots, some where you pay an entrance fee. Others are on the hillsides along the roads and quiet valleys. We saw many on our drive south. They are everywhere. Here is a sampling of what we have seen.
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| A rare square royal burial mound. |
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| Smaller royal burial mounds. |
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| Larger royal burial mounds, these are as tall as the trees. |
We visited the Underwater burial mound of King Munmu. King Munmu (600s BC) unified the three kingdoms and became the 30th ruler of the Silla Kingdom. The
king gave specific instructions to be buried in the East Sea after his death so
that he would become a dragon and protect Silla from Japanese intruders. The
rocky island has a pool at the center. The bottom of the pool is a granite slab. Legend has it that the
remains of King Munmu’s cremated body are buried under this rock. Others say the ashes were scattered at sea rather than placed under the granite. I guess we will never know! Korean's flock to this burial location.
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| Underwataer tomb. Pretty impressive. |
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