The Majestic Appearance of ‘Gijang Eupseong Moat’ Revealed After 600 Years

Busan Gijang-gun, Gijang Eupseong Moat Restoration to be Completed Within the Year
Restoration and Maintenance of Eupseong South Gate Began in 2021

Gijang Eupseong Moat under restoration in Gijang-gun, Busan.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The moat restoration work of Gijang Eupseong in Busan has entered its final stage, revealing a majestic appearance.

The Gijang Eupseong moat restoration project, implemented by Gijang County as part of the Gijang Eupseong maintenance project, began in 2018.

At that time, during the excavation of the south gate of Gijang Eupseong, the moat was confirmed, restoring its former appearance.

The moat is a place dug around the fortress and made into a pond to prevent enemy invasion. Gijang County plans to complete the moat restoration work by the end of this year and start the restoration and maintenance work of the south gate from next year.

Gijang Eupseong, currently under review for designation as a national historic site by the Cultural Heritage Administration, is a representative city-designated cultural asset of Gijang County, built in 1425.

Since 1999, Gijang County and Busan City have invested about 22.7 billion won in cultural heritage restoration and maintenance projects, purchasing 146 plots totaling 24,124㎡, about 88% of the entire project site. After maintaining the Gijang Jang-gwancheong in 2015, full-scale restoration projects have been underway.

Gijang Eupseong was built in the early 15th century during the early Joseon period in the coastal area and is an important fortress where construction methods from the Goryeo period and Joseon period?from King Sejong’s reign to the time around the Imjin War?can all be confirmed among the remaining town fortresses.

In particular, Gijang Eupseong is a valuable fortress equipped with all the basic components of a Joseon-era town fortress: the main wall (chesung), bastions (ongseong), bulwarks (chiseong), and moat.

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