Dr HP Shum, ICU, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Posted on 10 June 2010


Dr HP Shum shares with us his photos taken while attending the 12th Asian Pacific Congress of Nephrology, held from June 5 to 8, 2010 in Seoul, Korea.

The 12th Asia Pacific Congress of Nephrology 2010 venues (COEX, Gangnam, Seoul)

The Bongeunsa Temple, just next to COEX, a unique temple of 1300 years old situated in the middle of Gangnam. It was founded in the 10th year of King Wonseong’s reign (794).

The Chinese name of the temple

Beautiful landscape

As above

One the major buildings of the temple

The building above has a roof with floral patterns

A great drum in the temple

Built in 1996, the 23-meter high Mireukdaebul Statue is the largest Buddha statue in Korea.

As above

They make wishes by stacking stones