Incheon Gyeyang Fortress from the Three Kingdoms Period Designated as Historic Site
[Asia Economy Reporter Jonggil Lee] The Incheon Gyeyang Fortress, built during the Three Kingdoms period, will be designated as a national historic site. According to the Cultural Heritage Administration and Gyeyang District Office in Incheon on the 18th, the Cultural Heritage Committee's Historic Site Division recently reviewed and approved the proposal to designate Gyeyang Fortress as a historic site.
Gyeyang Fortress is a site with a circumference of 1,184 meters located on a peak extending eastward from the main peak of Gyeyang Mountain. It was constructed during the Three Kingdoms period and served as a military stronghold and administrative center.
Joseon Dynasty documents such as Sinjeung Dongguk Yeoji Seungnam and Jeungbo Munheon Bigo describe it as a stone fortress (seokchuk). According to the diary Swaemirok written by Joseon scholar-official Oh Huimun, during the Imjin War, the military commander Konishi Yukinaga, who led the vanguard, was stationed here. In modern times, it has mainly been used as a communal cemetery.
At Gyeyang Fortress, remains of a gate, a chiseong (a protruding structure outside the fortress wall), water collection facilities, and building sites have been identified. Artifacts such as wooden tablets (mokgan) from the Baekje Hanseong capital period, jars, unglazed pottery with stamped patterns from the Unified Silla period, arrowheads, locks, iron cauldrons, and lumps of iron have also been excavated. Currently, over 80% of the fortress walls have been lost. The maximum remaining height of the walls is 7 meters.
Hot Picks Today
Taking Annual Leave and Adding "Strike" to Profiles, "It Feels Like Samsung Has Collapsed"... Unsettled Internal Atmosphere
- There Is a Distinct Age When Physical Abilities Decline Rapidly... From What Age Do Strength and Endurance Drop?
- "One Comment Could Lead to a Report": 86% of Elementary Teachers Feel Anxious; Half Consider Resignation or Career Change
- "After Vowing to Become No. 1 Globally, Sudden Policy Brake Puts Companies’ Massive Investments at Risk"
- On Teacher's Day, a Student's Gifted Cake Had to Be Cut into 32 Pieces... Why?
Gyeyang District applied to the Cultural Heritage Administration for historic site designation in July 2016. The Cultural Heritage Committee postponed the paperwork four times due to insufficient evidence regarding the initial construction period and the responsible forces, as well as severe damage to the original form caused by indiscriminate development. However, recognizing its geopolitical importance and high academic and cultural heritage value, the committee decided to announce the designation as a historic site today, the 23rd.
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
