After breakfast, meet with a tour guide at hotel lobby and transfer to
Gonju and Buyeo.
Gongsanseong Fortress : Located in Gongju-si, Gongsanseong Fortress is a mountain castle which was established during the Baekje Period (234-678). The castle is about 2.5km long. It was initially known as Ungjinseong and subsequently as Gongsanseong during the reign of the Goryeo Dynasty.
It occupies an area of 20 hectares (49 acres), presently in the
Geumseong-dong and Sanseong-dong districts.
Royal Tomb of King Muryeong : The Royal Tomb of King Muryeong belongs to the 25th king of Baekje.
It is also known as the Royal Tombs in Songsan-ri or the Royal Tombs
of Baekje. It is located on top of a small hill (elevation 75 meters
(246 ft)) on the southern side of the Geumgang River.
Busosanseong Fortress of Buyeo:
Located on a small hill, it was known in the early period as Sabiseong.
It formed the backyard garden of the royal palace and was an
mergency escape route. The finds here also indicate that the fort was in use as a military establishment for more than 1,000 years. The ‘Nakhwaam Rock’, meaning “Rock of Falling Flowers”, a rock ledge, is known for the Baekje’s tragic legend of 3,000 royal ladies committing suicide by jumping off the cliff.
Buyeo National Museum:
Buyeo National Museum is a national museum located in Buyeo,
Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. Since Buyeo was once the capital of the Baekje kingdom during the Sabi period (538-660), the Museum is fully devoted to the Baekje culture.
Five-story Stone Pagoda of Jeongnimsa Temple Site:
It has a “pagoda–prayer hall–lecture hall” architectural layout which has been popular layout throughout Korea. It is located on a flat terrain and is in the backdrop of the Geumseongsan Mountain to the east and Busosan Mountain to the north. Built during the Sabi period, the temple has engravings on the pagoda that memorialize the Tang Dynasty’s victory over Baekje. The site has a five-story pagoda, 8 metres (26 ft) in height with a low platform and a high main body on its first level, and with reducing size at further higher levels. Other archaeological finds include many roof tiles and clay figurines.
Gungnamji Pond:
Located in Seodong Park is Korea’s first artificial pond and was created by King Mu (from the Baekje Dynasty) who was in love with and eventually married Princess Seonhwa. ‘Gungnamji’ (literally means ‘a pond in the south of the royal palace’ in Korean) was named according to the Samguksagi record.
Neungsalli Ancient Tombs in Buyeo:
The Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs were the royal tombs of the Baekje
Dynasty from 538 to 660 when the capital of Baekje was Sabi (now Buyeo).
In the Baekje Gobun Miniature Museum at the entrance to Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs, mockups and miniature tombs are on display with their cross sections exposed. Here, one can view all kinds of Baekje tombs including stone mounds of the Hanseong Era as well as those discovered in Buyeo.