Yangju City to Hold 2025 Yangju Dokbawi Fortress Academic Seminar

Theme: "The Breath of the Three Kingdoms, Engraved on Dokbawi"

Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kang Suhyeon) announced on June 23 that it will hold the 'Yangju Dokbawi Fortress Academic Seminar' on June 27 at the audiovisual room on the first floor of the Yangju Hoam Temple Site Museum.

'Yangju Dokbawi Fortress Academic Seminar' poster. Provided by Yangju City

The seminar, held under the theme 'The Breath of the Three Kingdoms, Engraved on Dokbawi,' is co-hosted by the city and the Goguryeo-Balhae Studies Association (President Baek Jongo). It is organized to share the results of the eight rounds of 'Yangju Dokbawi Fortress Excavation Investigations' and to re-examine their academic and historical value together with the citizens.

The seminar will begin with a keynote lecture by President Baek titled 'The Origin of Ancient Korean Defense Culture: Yangju Dokbawi Fortress,' followed by presentations on the following topics: 'A Review of the Operation Period and Main Agents of the Baekje Dokbawi Fortress' by Han Jiseon of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 'Characteristics and Significance of the Southern Peak Site of Yangju Dokbawi Fortress' by Yoon Seongho of Hansung University, and 'National Heritage Value and Utilization Plans for Yangju Dokbawi Fortress' by Hwang Bokyeong of Sejong University.

In addition, a comprehensive presentation on the excavation process and major achievements to date will be delivered, providing citizens with a broad overview of the historical value and current state of research on the 'Yangju Dokbawi Fortress Site.'

'Yangju Dokbawi Fortress' is located at the summit of Dokbawi Mountain in the central part of the eastern Yangju Basin. It serves as a key stronghold and a strategic point in the Yangju Basin defense system, which connects the Imjin River to the Han River.

It was established as a military outpost during the southern expansion policy of King Jangsu of Goguryeo and is a representative archaeological heritage that proves the ruling structure of the Yangju region during the Three Kingdoms period, which shifted from Baekje to Goguryeo to Silla.

Kang Suhyeon, Mayor of Yangju, stated, "This academic seminar is a meaningful opportunity to share the excavation achievements that Yangju City has pursued so far with our citizens and to widely promote the historical value of Dokbawi Fortress." He added, "We will continue to systematically maintain Dokbawi Fortress so that it can be enjoyed by all citizens as a historical and cultural space, and we will do our best to help Yangju City leap forward as a city of history and culture."

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