Busosanseong Fortress

부소산성

A mountain fortress wrapping Busosan on the south bank of the Baengma River. It guarded the palace after the court moved to Sabi and defended the capital until Baekje fell. Nakhwaam cliff and Goransa temple stand inside it.

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Nakhwaam inside Busosanseong from above at an angle: the hexagonal Baekhwajeong pavilion on the wooded clifftop, grey rock dropping away beneath it toward the Baengma River, and a timber viewing deck fixed to the cliff face

Place information

Korean name: 부소산성
Address: 31 Buso-ro, Buyeo-eup, Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do

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History

around 500
A ridge-top fortress already there
A tewoe-type fortress ringing the summit is thought to have existed by about 500, the twenty-second year of King Dongseong.
538
The move to Sabi, and a double wall
When the capital moved from Ungjin to Sabi in 538, a double wall is thought to have been raised to protect the palace.
around 605
Completed in its present form
It is thought to have reached its present form around 605, the sixth year of King Mu, which makes it an important record of how Baekje fortification developed.
in the Samguk Sagi
Sabiseong, Soburiseong
The Baekje annals of the Samguk Sagi record it as Sabiseong and Soburiseong; the name Busosanseong comes from the hill it sits on.
21 January 1963
Designated a Historic Site
Designated as a Historic Site covering 1,022,558 square metres.
2015
Inscribed as World Heritage
Inscribed together with the Gwanbuk-ri site as one of the eight components of the Baekje Historic Areas.

Korea Heritage Portal — Designation and location information for Busosanseong Fortress, Buyeo. The listed managing body is Buyeo County. · Sep 5, 2026

What to see

Nakhwaam

A rock cliff on the north side of the fortress, looking down on the Baengma River, with the Baekhwajeong pavilion standing on top of it.

Nearby

The open ground of the Jeongnimsa site with the five-storey stone pagoda standing at the right, its wide thin stone roofs stepping outward at each storey, a low iron rail around its base, the outlines of building platforms showing low in the earth, and the village visible beyond the wall behind

Jeongnimsa Temple Site

The site of the principal temple of Sabi-period Baekje. The temple is gone; a five-storey stone pagoda from Baekje and a seated stone Buddha from Goryeo remain, and the north-south axis running from the middle gate past the pagoda and hall to the lecture hall is still legible across the open ground.

Buyeo National Museum

The national museum for the finds of Sabi-period Baekje, which gives the gilt-bronze incense burner a hall of its own.

Naseong City Wall

An 8 km wall raised to protect the Sabi capital. Taking Busosanseong as its centre, it runs east and west along the natural terrain around the outside of the Buyeo townscape. It was built of earth, and only slight traces of it remain today.

Buyeo Royal Tombs

Seven Baekje tombs on the south slope of Neungsan, set in two rows front and back. The ground has long been known as royal tombs, and finds from the temple site west of them reconfirmed it as a royal burial area. UNESCO lists it as the royal tombs in Neungsan-ri; the name the Korea Heritage Service uses today is Buyeo Royal Tombs.

Stories about this place

Busosanseong in Buyeo: What to See at the Sabi Capital Fortress
Use Busosanseong and the Gwanbuk-ri palace site as one Sabi-capital visit: choose what to see on the hill, what the World Heritage pairing means, and when a museum may suit you better.

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