7 attractions in Gongju, including Gyeryongsan National Park, Gapsa Temple (Gongju) and Gongsanseong Fortress.
National parks
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Gyeryongsan takes its name from its ridgeline, said to resemble a dragon wearing a rooster's crest. It spans Gongju, Gyeryong and Daejeon, and on 31 December 1968 it became Korea's second national park after Jirisan. Rocky ridges, deep val…
Churches & monasteries
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An old saying goes "Magok in spring, Gapsa in autumn" (春麻谷 秋甲寺): Magoksa is at its finest in spring, Gapsa in autumn. Set on the northwestern slopes of Gyeryongsan, Gapsa feels special from the moment you walk in under old pines and zelkov…
Fortresses
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Gongsanseong is the mountain fortress that guarded the royal capital of Baekje while it was based at Ungjin, today's Gongju, from 475 to 538. Its walls run for about 2.66 km along a ridge about 110 m high south of the Geumgang River, and f…
Churches & monasteries
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Donghaksa sits in a valley on the eastern side of Mt. Gyeryongsan and is home to Korea's oldest college for Buddhist nuns. Together with Gapsa on the western side, it is one of the two best-known temples of Gyeryongsan, and in spring crowd…
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Right in front of the temple, the stream swings round in a wide S-bend. Geomancers likened its course to the taegeuk symbol, and Joseon writers counted the Magoksa area among the ten refuges where you could sit out a war in safety. Magoksa…
Historic sites & memorials
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The Tomb of King Muryeong and Royal Tombs lie on the southern slope of Songsan hill in Ungjin-dong, Gongju, South Chungcheong. They are the burial ground of the kings and royal family of Baekje during its Ungjin period, when the capital wa…
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On the southwestern slopes of Gyeryongsan, Sinwonsa is counted with Donghaksa and Gapsa among the mountain's three great temples. It dates back to the Baekje kingdom, but what sets it apart is Jungakdan, a shrine where the Joseon royal cou…