Princess & Snake (Korean Legend)

Since ancient times, a sad story became a legend between a princess and a snake who fell in love with her in the Cheongpyeongsa Buddhist temple.

During the Tang dynasty, ancient China, a young man fell in love with the king's daughter, but did not bear fruit, because of the difference of his social standing. Finally, the guy died of his love affair and his spirit became a snake.

One day, the snake appeared in front of the princess, then wrapped around her body. The king was shocked and called a doctor and a shaman to release his daughter, but the serpent did not move at all and the princess grew more and more thin. The princess is advised to pray around the temples in Shilla's kingdom and she gets to the Cheongpyeongsa temple.

By sunset, the princess dwells in a cave sounded the bells of the temple. The princess said to the serpent, "Should not get out of my body for a while? There seems to be a temple nearby, I want to ask for food there but it's hard to walk because my body is heavy." After the princess said, the snake let go. The princess bathed in the valley, then both inside the temple.

While the snake was suddenly agitated the princess would run away for a long time not returning. He entered the temple door to find the princess. At that time, suddenly there was a lightning and the snake died of lightning. The princess who returned looks the snake dead and feel sorry. He buried the snake well and built a tower over Guseong waterfall before the princess went home.

Since then, the cave inhabited by the princess named Gongjugul is meaningful, the princess cave, the door that the snake incarnated is called Hwejeonmun, and the tower above the waterfall is named Gongjutap or the princess tower.

Tour Infromasi The Cheongpyeongsa Temple was built in 973 and has many cultural heritages, including Hwejeonmun which has been designated as national treasure no. 164. The temple that has a sad story is also known as a temple inside a small island. The scenery of Cheongpyeng temple is equipped with Obong Mountain and Soyang Dam and its special building is beautiful. In addition to using a car, visitors to the temple Cheongpyeongsa can use boats in Soyang Dam. It is one of the attractions of the Cheongpyeong temple.