Hermitage History Yeongjuam Hermitage is located in Suyeong-gu, Busan in the southern foothills of Mt. Baesan (256.3 m). As for the name of the hermitage, it’s a transliteration of Mt. Yingzhou, or “Yeongjusan” in Korean. This legendary mountain in China was a place where Taoist Immortals (Sinseon) are said to have resided and practiced. So because of its picturesque location, Yeongjuam Hermitage is said to resemble Mt. Yingzhou. Yeongjuam Hermitage was first founded in 1540, and it was originally nothing more than a cave. In 1850, a monk founded a hermitage on these grounds as a place to practice; however, neither its name nor its halls still exist. At this…