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![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]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11959428.jpg?imageId=11959428&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Buyeo County Gov. Park Jung-hyun inspects flood-hit sites in Buyeo, South Chungcheong, on July 17. [BUYEO COUNTY]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12207278.jpg?imageId=12207278&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![As the harvest season begins, a farmer transfers his rice crop to a truck, in Buyeo County, South Chungcheong, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10378746.jpg?imageId=10378746&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![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]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10361940.jpg?imageId=10361940&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)