Things To Do in Buyeo

A mud fortress on top of Busosan, it was the primary Baekje defense against the Shilla for 123 years, starting in 538, during the 16th year of King Seong's reign. It was reconstructed in 605, the sixth year of King Muwang, and it's remained untouched to this day. Historians believe…

This small temple located below Nakhwa-am by the Baengma River was limited in size by its rocky location. The temple's name comes from gorancho, a medicinal herb that grows nearby. But more famous than the structure is the nearby spring water. Legend has it that a cup of this water…

Located southwest of Buyeo, near Nonsan, this temple has one of the country's most unusual Buddha statues. Dating from the Goryeo period, the Eunjin Mireuk (the Maitreya Buddha of Eunjin) has a small body, a large head, and a flat mortarboard-like hat on top of its headpiece with…

This was once the site of a temple, and excavated relics show that it dates back to the Baekje Kingdom (not a surprise given its location). But its name dates from a tile found near the remains of a sitting Buddha statue, which reads, TAEPYEONG THE EIGHTH YEAR MUJIN JEONGNIMSA DAE…

The "Rock of the Falling Flowers" is located at the top of the summit overlooking the Baengma River. You can get a nice view from the Baekhwajeong pavilion. According to old legend, 3,000 women from the Baekje royal court jumped to their deaths into the river below. It was said that…

There are seven tombs grouped together in Neungsan-li, which is located on the way to Nonsan from Buyeo. Thought to have been the tombs of kings or royal family members from the Baekje Kingdom, they are smaller in scale than the Shilla tombs found in Gyeongju. One central tomb is…