Temple History Yongsusa Temple is located on the southern slopes of Mt. Yongdusan (664.6 m) in the very northern part of Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Yongsusa Temple was first founded in 1181 during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). According to one story, there was a temple in the area before Yongsusa Temple was first built, but all that remained of this site was the foundation after several fires destroyed the former temple. When the governor of the region built Gakhwasa Temple, as well as several other temples on the south side of the old Yongsusa Temple Site in 1146, a monk, who had a close relationship with the royal family, asked for a…