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A close-up view of the wooden reservoir at Jangmisanseong Fortress in Chungju, North Chungcheong is seen in a photo taken on Sept. 1.

1,600-year-old reservoir in Chungju sheds new light on Baekje period

Archaeologists found the reservoir at the Jangmisanseong Fortress on Mount Jangmi, an important defensive stronghold for the kingdom controlling the region.

2026.9.2

This transverse bamboo wind instrument was recently unearthed at the site of the royal palace of the Baekje Dynasty (18 B.C. to A.D. 660) in the area now known as Buyeo County, South Chungcheong, the Buyeo National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the Korea Heritage Service said on Feb. 5. [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE]

7th century flute, wood tablets surface at Buyeo excavation site

A bamboo flute that offers a rare clue to the soundscape of the Baekje Dynasty (18 B.C. to A.D. 660) some 1,400 years ago was unearthed at the site of the royal palace in Sabi, the third and final capital of Baekje.

2026.2.5

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Two molars unearthed from Tomb No. 2 at the Royal Tombs in Gongju, South Chungcheong, presumed to belong to King Samgeun of Baekje [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE]

Royal teeth, artifacts uncovered at tomb site in Gongju

Two molars believed to have belonged to King Samgeun (465-479) were unearthed during the reinvestigation of tombs No. 1 through 4 near the Tomb of King Muryeong in Gongju, South Chungcheong.

2025.6.17

Gugak (Korean classical music) singer Ha Yun-ju peforms the theme song for the Baekje Historic Areas, as part of the 2023 World Heritage Festival, during a press conference in central Seoul on Wednesday. [CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION]

Heritage Festival's fourth edition to spotlight Baekje dynasty

The 2023 World Heritage Festival, now in its fourth year, is set to continue to celebrate and promote Korea’s heritage from July to October. Organized and hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation...

2023.6.21

Gongsanseong fortress in Gongju, South Chungcheong, is one of eight historic sites included in the 'Baekje Historic Areas,' which was inscribed on Unesco in 2015. [PARK JONG-KEUN]

Korea's lesser-known Baekje era finally comes into focus

Baekje (18 B.C. to A.D. 660) is one of the lesser-known eras from Korea's Three Kingdoms Period (57 B.C. to A.D. 668). Compared to Goguryeo that secured a vast territory and Silla, which left behind a large volume of documents as a result ...

2021.8.17

The cover of 'Five Hundred Arhats of Changnyeongsa Temple Site.' [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA]

National Museum of Korea publishes two English catalogs on Buddhism and Baekje

Whenever there's a special exhibition organized by the National Museum of Korea, it publishes a thick catalog in Korean, allowing those who are interested to study the subject matter more closely. While they are much more ...

2020.12.27