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Simwŏn-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Yŏntan-gun, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The temple contains one of the oldest wooden buildings in North Korea, as well as a famous peach tree and stupas from the late Koryo dynasty.

• Pogwang Hall (보광전/普光殿)

Built in 1374, is the fourth oldest wooden building in North Korea, and houses a painting by the famous Neo-Confucian scholar Yi Saek. The hall is notable for its elaborate doors decorated with carved lotus blossoms, fish, birds, and snakes.

• Ungjin Hall (응진전/雄津殿)

The former monk's dormitory, this simple hall now houses the complex's caretakers.

See also

• National Treasures of North Korea
• Korean Buddhism
• Korean architecture

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