Here are some pictures from my visit to Hyeonchungsa last weekend...it was a lot of fun. It is a shrine (and boyhood home) for General Yi Sun-Sin who was an Admiral for the Korean Navy during the 1500s. It was a really beautiful place and a nice chance to get out the of city! Yi was known for building turtle ships http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_ship which were used while fighting Japan. He is reputed to be one of the few admirals to have been victorious in every naval battle (at least 23) in which he commanded, including the Battle of Myeongnyang in which the Japanese fleet totaled 133 warships to just 13 for the Korean fleet!
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