Puyo Travel Guide

  Nakhwaam- the rock of falling flowers
by iwys
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Things to Do  

Nakhwaam

Nakhwaam, Puyo

 iwys Says:  Nakhwaam is a rocky cliff top overlooking a sheer drop to the river below. It was from this spot, in 660 AD, that 3,000 ladies of the court of King Uija jumped to their deaths rather than fall into the hands of the invading Silla and Chinese armies. Consequently, local... 

The Royal Tombs at Neungsan-ri

The Royal Tombs at Neungsan-ri, Puyo

 iwys Says:  At Neungsan-ri, just outside Buyeo, there is a group of seven tumuli and next to them the site of Neungsan-ri Temple, where the famous bronze-gilt incense burner was discovered in 1993. The tombs are believed to be for the Baekje kings. They are similar in appearance to the... 

Buyeo National Museum

Buyeo National Museum, Puyo

 iwys Says:  The Buyeo National Museum has more than 10,000 relics, mostly from the Baekje era. The centrepiece is one of Korea's great national treasures, the magnificent, gilt-bronze, Baekje incense burner, discovered at the Neungsan-ri temple site in 1993.Opening hours:9:00~18:00... 

Gudeurae Sculpture Park

Gudeurae Sculpture Park, Puyo

 iwys Says:  Gudeurae Park stands on the south bank of the Baengmagang River. It is the site of the ancient port from which the Baekje kingdom traded with Japan, and some would say, laid the foundations of Japanese culture. There is a legend that a Baekje king bowed on a rock here to... 

Busosanseong

Busosanseong, Puyo

 iwys Says:  Busosanseong is a great Baekje fortress, built on a 106 m-high hill. Today the hill is dotted with relics and commemorative pavilions, but little remains of the original fortifications. You can, however, see the stone foundations of the Baekje royal palace, the site of the... 

Jeongnimsa

Jeongnimsa, Puyo

 iwys Says:  Jeongnimsa Buddhist temple was built shortly after Sabi became the Baekje capital in 538 AD. It contains two wonderful old relics. The first is a five-storey Baekje stone pagoda, erceted in the sixth century and the second is an eleventh century, Goryeo, stone... 

Samchungsa Shrine

Samchungsa Shrine, Puyo

 jckim Says:  The shrine holding the memorial tablets and portraits of Seongchung, Heungsu, and Gyebaek, three royal retainers at the time of the fall of the Baekje Kingdom. Memorial services are observed in honor of their loyalty at the Baekje Cultural Festival every October. 

Sajaru Tower

Sajaru Tower, Puyo

 jckim Says:  There are Kings and nobles once enjoyed the moonlit view during the Baekje Kingdom. This building is a 1919 relocation and reconstruction of Baesallu, the gate tower of the govenment office building in Incheon, to the site of Songwoldae. 

Nakhwaan Rock

Nakhwaan Rock, Puyo

 jckim Says:  Nakhwaan mean's Rock of Falling Flowers.Legend has it final stronhold of the capital,fell under the invading forces of Silla and T'ang China in 660, thousands of Baekje women threw themselves from the precipice and fell like petals into the Baekmagang River flowing below. 

Buyeo National Museum

Buyeo National Museum, Puyo

 jckim Says:  Buyeo National Museum is a Baekje Kingdom and Chungcheongnam-do Province history museum. more than 1000 relics displayed there.Open : 09:00~18:00Close : MondayAdmission fee : 400won 

Jeongnimsa Seated Stone Buddha

Jeongnimsa Seated Stone Buddha, Puyo

 jckim Says:  This Jeongnimsa Seated Stone Buddha site was created during the Goryeo Kingdom, when Jeongnimsa Temple was rebuilt. 

Restaurants  

Gudeurae Dolssambap: Great value

Gudeurae Dolssambap: Great value, Puyo

 iwys Says:  This is a very pleasnt restaurant, which attracts quite a lot of foreign visitors as it is recommended in the Lonely Planet Guide to Korea. 

Gudeurae Dolssamjip: Pleasure of the Table

Gudeurae Dolssamjip: Pleasure of the Table, Puyo

 jckim Says:  This Restaurant was famous of Buyeo Citizens and Tourists. I had a late lunch at there, very good Korean traditional dishs and boiled Rice. Dolsotbap ( stone boiled Rice ), 6,000won 

Transportation  

Free Tour Bus

Free Tour Bus, Puyo

 jckim Says:  Free Tour Bus Information.Period : 4,3 2005 ~ 11,27 2005Every Sunday 10amTime required : 6hr30minDeparture : Busosanseong Fortress Information CenterFee : Free ( not included admission fee ) 

Bus

Bus, Puyo

 jckim Says:  Seoul to Buyeo by Bus ( Take a 2hr30min~3hr )Nambu Bus Terminal : 06:30~18:40 ( every 40min ) 10,000wonDongseoul Bus Terminal : 07:00~17:30 ( every 1~2hr ) 10,900wonBuyeo to Seoul : 07:00~18:40( every 20~30min ) 

Off The Beaten Path  

The Grandfather Who Became a Baby

The Grandfather Who Became a Baby, Puyo

 iwys Says:  On Nakhwaan Cliff, just behind Goransa Temple, there is a crack, from which flows a miraculous spring, called the Grandfather Who Became a Baby. The water is said to have remarkable rejuvenating qualities. 

Gudeurae Sculptural Park

Gudeurae Sculptural Park, Puyo

 jckim Says:  Gudeurae Sculptural Park was further developed in 1996 with the creation of a sculpture park dedicated to the works of famous local sculptors who maintain the traditional skills of Baekje artists. 

Favorites  

Information Office

Information Office, Puyo

 jckim Says:  This is Busosanseong Fortress Information Office. Staffs are good, Free Engrish guide book and Maps. 

Excursion Boat

Excursion Boat, Puyo

 jckim Says:  View from Baekmagang River on the Excursion Boat to Busosanseong Fortress and Hillock. one side situated the Goransa Temple.Goransa to Gudeurae oneway : 4,300wonGoransa to Subokjeong oneway : 7,000won Gudeurae Port : (041)835-4689Goransa Port : (041)835-4690 

Hiking Mt, Busosan and Fortress

Hiking Mt, Busosan and Fortress, Puyo

 jckim Says:  Mostly take a 2~3hr hiking trail.Start from Sabimun Gate ( Ticket Booth ) - Samchungsa Shirine - Youngillu Tower - Gunchangji ( or Taejagol Valley ) - Banwollu Tower - Sajaru Tower - Baekhwajeong Pavilion - Nakhwaam Rock - Goransa Temple ( Boat Trip River ) - Gudeurae... 

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