Gongju Gongsanseong Fortress, Tomb of King Muryeong, and Hanok Village, South Korea
Gongsanseong Fortress served as the royal palace of the Baekje Kingdom for the sixty-four years of the Ungjin Period (475-538 CE). The Tomb of King Muryeong is the ancient tumulus of King Muryeong, who ruled the Baekje from 501 to 523, and his queen. The Hanok Village has a model house of old-style Korean dwellings.
Tomb of King Muryeong: 35 Wangneung-ro, Ungjin-dong, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Gongju Hanok Village: 12 Gwangwangdanji-gil, Ungjin-dong, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
The Gongsanseong Fortress
This is the west gate of the fortress. The original gate was destroyed so it was rebuilt in 1993.
Walking past the gate to the center of the fortress, this field was the site for the palace, which is gone now.
Climb back to the fortress wall near Geumgang river, which is next to the wall.
I kept walk toward the higher location.
The backside
The highest location
Looking back toward the west gate
The view from the top of the west gate
The Songsan-ri Tombs and Royal Tomb of King Muryeong (reign 462-523) contains representative relics of the Baekje period (234~678). The Songsan-ri Tombs contain the graves of kings from the period when Baekje’s capital was Gongju, and it is believed to contain 10 such graves. Only seven graves have been discovered so far.
The tombs are closed to the visitors. The museum next to the graves has a models of the tombs. The picture below shows the model of tomb’s inside.
Artifacts found in the tombs
The stone epitaph plaque
The model of Tomb of King Muryeong. His tomb was discovered accidentally, and we know the tomb owner because the burial was intact, not theft.
How the tombs look like
Tomb of King Muryeong
This one is permanently sealed
Only seven graves are examined yet. They keep exploring.
The Gongju Hanok village is next to the tomb site. Walking toward the village.
On the way to the village, this is an archery area where people in the house on the right are shooting an arrow at the target on the left side, which was not shown. The target was a very far distance from the house, but the arrow was hitting the target. I did not know that an arrow could go this long distance.
The hanok village.
You can rent this rooms for a stay
