I say mythical because they are no actual facts supporting the role of this temple in the formation of Korea but its a nice piece of history. That aside, it's a legit temple in Donghae and also offers...
The temple offers a temple stay program, either in common room or in individual -2 people- room (men and women separated) with toilets inside the room. It is a temple like the most you usually can see...
Very nice area, good feeling. just go there, look around, feel the peace. You may walk more up... this is also famous for walking around (need good shoes).
I took bus 12-4 from the Donghae bus terminal, and arrived at the temple about an hour later. The temple itself was not the most splendid I have seen, but the setting is nice, and the ice on the creek...
We came when it is almost dark, so all the shops are closed. Even the temple is closed so we could only walk around the yard but cannot go inside the temple. We saw the banner that this temple offers ...
The air is pretty good. People with good scenery and environment.
A quaint ancient temple, the scenery is very good, there are not many monks inside, but the scale of Siyuan is very large
The exterior of Sanhe Temple looks very antique, and it is surprising that there are monks inside. The temple is not big, but it looks very incense.
There is a historical temple, the surrounding mountain scenery is very good, the air is good, and it is very quiet
Sanhe Temple is a quaint little temple. There are dozens of monks practicing here. The backyard is a Zen room. It is very quiet, with wooden furniture beds and glass windows.