Donghak Peasant Revolution
Geumdangsa was built in 814 during the reign of King Heondeok of the Silla Dynasty (57 BCE - 935 CE) and is known as the place where the Goryeo monk Naong Hwasang practiced his form of asceticism. According to another account, the daughter of General Jeon Bong-jun, who led the anti-establishment and anti-foreigner campaign Donghak Peasant Revolution in 1894, sought refuge here.