I thought I was done exploring the local temples in my neighbourhood before I move end of next month but then I found another one. As I was teaching summer camp at another school I could see a large complex in the distance by the mountain so I wanted to check it out.  
 

 
I was teaching at Guam Middle School which is close to Hamji High School. At first I thought it was the lotus temple I had already visited but the size and pattern didnt seem to match. Despite the 30+ degree heat I decided to bike over after class to check it out since I had my camera. 

At street level it was very hard to find. I could see from the 5th floor window of the school it was to the left of a church with a white tower. When I tried biking I ended up back at the lotus temple I had already visited.

 
I backtracked back to the church to try to find it again. The orientation at street level is a bit lopsided and its not to the side of the church but actually to the right. 

Eventually I found it from a turning off Guam Furniture Street. There are no signposts to the temple and its not visible. You would never know it was there unless you were a local or had I not seen it from the 5th floor windor.

Even at street level its hidden. The trees and bushes are quite overgrown and there were lots of mosquitoes. However, it was an impressive complex.

To enter you walk thru an open building housing the main doorway. The doors are both painted on the outside and opened inwards. Traditionally these welcome buildings house temple gods to ward off evil spirits. 

In this case the pair of gods on either side were beautifully painted on the wall rather than giant figures. Interestingly however, on one side there was a bronze stature. The other side had a carved tree trunk.  






















 









 

This leads into the main square which has a stone pagoda to one side and a building on either side. The main building was locked but beautifully painted on the outside. The mosquitoes were getting quite aggressive now as the area was overgrown and not attended to. 


Behind the four buildings was a garden shrine and large statue further behind. I couldnt walk to them because the wasps were so intense you needed to wear headgear. 


This would be a nice temple to visit again in cooler months when the bugs die down. However, I am moving to the other end of chilgok so I'm glad I got to discover one last treasure before I move 20 mins away by bike.   

To start again from 'Chilgok Temples - Part I' 
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/londone7/1/1336328376/tpod.html 
 
To go back to 'Chilgok Temples - Part III' 
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/londone7/1/1341162946/tpod.html