Namhansanseong Fortress

A mountain fortress guarding Seoul from the south-east, paired with Bukhansanseong to the north. A wall was built on this ridge in 673 under Silla, and the Joseon geography records it under an older name; the fortress as you see it dates from 1624, when the Later Jin threat and a recent rebellion made the court rebuild it. In the winter of 1636 Qing forces invaded and King Injo took refuge here with his court. The siege lasted forty-seven days. The walls were never breached. What ended it was Ganghwa island falling — the royal family had been sent there — and the food running out. Injo walked down and performed the surrender at Samjeondo, kneeling three times and bowing nine. The gates, command posts, bastions, hidden gates, wells and drill grounds survive. So do a great many early Baekje remains, since the ridge was in use long before anyone wrote about it.

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Visiting

Opening hours

[Namhansanseong] Open 24 hr [Namhansanseong Haenggung] April-October 10:00-18:00 / November-March 10:00-17:00

Closed

[Namhansanseong] N/A (Open all year round) [Namhansanseong Haenggung] Mondays

Admission

[Namhansanseong] Free<br> [Namhansanseong Haenggung] Adults 2,000 won / Children 1,000 won

Parking

Available

Information

+82-31-8008-5155

Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Gwangju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Historic Site · 사적