Gangcheonsa Temple (Jecheon)

Gangcheonsa Temple, located on Songhaksan Mountain—whose name means "mountain where the crane builds its nest"—is a temple situated below the summit of Songhaksan. Following the mountain path up from Songhak Elementary School leads to Gangcheonsa Temple, and since vehicles can drive up to near the summit, visitors can also enjoy the surrounding scenery from the top of the mountain. Because the mountain path is somewhat steep, it is advisable to check road conditions before visiting in winter.
Gangcheonsa Temple houses the 'Wooden Seated Bodhisattva Statue and Enshrined Relics of Gangcheonsa Temple,' a Buddhist statue from the late Joseon Dynasty. Enshrined relics are items placed inside the statue for consecration, and since the wooden seated Bodhisattva statue of Gangcheonsa has never been opened since the relics were enshrined, it is attracting attention as a case where the types and composition of the relics of that time can be examined intact. It is a place where visitors can encounter Buddhist cultural heritage from the late Joseon Dynasty along with the scenery of a mountain temple.

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