Seoul, South Korea IX

To continue the comparison, Korean temples outshine Japanese ones with their brilliant painted colours. In each temple, one or two buildings (or doorways) were upkept perfectly, painted with an incredible array of colours. In this ceremonial building, there is a drum that is beat twice daily by the monks. Once around 5AM and a second time around 7PM.

Notice the hung dragon has a dragon head, but a fish body and tail. Our tour guide did not explain the fish body, but did tell us that Korean Buddhist temples can only have dragons if they have been visited by high priests in their history.