Gold Bird Legs, a Pensive Bodhisattva, and Zero Tourists — Inside Yangsan City Museum

Gilt-bronze Pensive Bodhisattva excavated from Yusan-dong, displayed at the Yangsan City Museum

Most people who visit Yangsan head straight to Tongdosa Temple and leave. I almost did the same thing. But a local told me to check out the Yangsan City Museum — free admission, four floors of artifacts, and almost no international visitors. I went in expecting a quiet municipal museum and walked out genuinely surprised … Read more