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Koreans consider Mount Baekdu as the place of their ancestral origin and as a sacred mountain, one of the three “ spirited ” mountains ( Jirisan, Hallasan and Baekdusan ; " san " means a mountain in Korean ); the one contained in the legendary foundation of Korea.

From the beginning of history through the Three Kingdoms period, to the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties, Koreans have spiritually depended upon the “ divine ” mountain.