Daewon Sittang (Goryeong)

Hello. Gimhae City, where Gimhae Airport, the air gateway to Busan, is located, is a town where the Gaya Kingdom, which had deep ties with ancient Japan, flourished. However, did you know that Goryeong County, which faces Hapcheon County and is home to Haeinsa Temple, one of the Sambo Temples of Korea and a preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site that is still visited by many tourists, was the royal capital of the Daegaya Kingdom, which boasted great power as the leader of the later Gaya countries?

In 562, Daegaya and the Gaya Confederation were abruptly destroyed by Silla, and the Gaya Kingdom was completely absorbed into Silla. In Goryeong County, there are the Jisan-dong Tombs, which are thought to be the tombs of Daegaya nobles and royal family members from the heyday of the Daegaya Confederation, the Daegaya Royal Tomb Exhibition Hall, and the Daegaya Museum.

Carrot and acorn soup hotpot and carrot and soybean soup

There is a restaurant in Goryeong-gun that serves delicious acorn suiton hotpot, a dish that is good for relieving fatigue and hangovers. Suiton hotpot is made by simmering beef vertebrae for a long time in a soup that is filled with thinly sliced ​​beef, ginseng, jujube, enoki mushrooms, ginkgo nuts, pine nuts, and other ingredients, making it a nutritious dish that is infused with a variety of flavors and aromas.

Daewonsitang in Goryeong is a little far from the city center, but you can enjoy a day trip from Busan by touring the Goryeong Daegaya ruins, eating suiton hotpot at this restaurant, and visiting the World Heritage Site, Haeinsa Temple.