The Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Group is a group of ancient tombs belonging to the royal family of Baekje located outside Buyeo Naseong Fortress, which was built to defend the Sabi capital of Baekje, about 3km east of the city of Buyeo, from enemies.
After paying the entrance fee, enter through the main gate of Neungsan-ri Tomb Group and walk up the slope to the right, and you will see the Neungsan-ri Tomb Group, where the royal family of Baekje from the Sabi period (538-660) are buried.
Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tumulus Group / Buyeo Royal Mausoleum
The Neungsan-ri ancient tombs are lined up in two rows of three at the foot of the southern slope of Neungsan-ri Mountain, with one on top, making a total of seven tombs. Tombs 2 through 3 were excavated during the Japanese colonial period, but tomb 1 was discovered by chance during repair work in 7.
The investigation revealed that all of the Sabi period tombs were circular and had underground stone chambers, and it is speculated that Tomb No. 2 is the royal tomb of Baekje's second king, King Seong, who moved the capital of Baekje from Gongju to Buyeo.
Neungsan-ri Temple Site
Turning left from the main gate of Neungsan-ri Tomb Group, you will come to Neungsan-ri Temple Site, where the world-famous Baekje Gilt Bronze Incense Burner and the Stone Cemetery with the Inscription of King Baekjechang (National Treasure No. 27), which is recorded as having been erected to commemorate King Seong, the father of King Wideok, the 288th king of Baekje, were excavated. Next to it is the Buyeo Royal Tomb Art Museum, which gives an easy-to-understand explanation of the ruins excavated from Neungsan-ri. The exhibition hall displays various Baekje era tombs and a model of the Neungsan-ri temple site.
Buyeo Royal Tombs and Art Museum
Baekje Gilded Bronze Incense Burner (Baekjaekeumdongdaehyangro)
Buyeo National Treasure No. 287, the Great Gilt Bronze Incense Burner, was excavated on December 1993, 12, from the site of a Baekje temple located between the Naseong and Neungsan-ri ancient tombs surrounding Buyeo, the capital of Sabi. It is 12cm tall and 64cm in diameter, and is divided into a base, body and lid, with a dragon on the base looking up to the sky and holding an incense burner in its mouth. The body of the burner has 19 lotus flowers arranged in three tiers, and each leaf is engraved with an image of a phoenix, fish, deer and crane, representing the Buddhist worldview of lotus life, in which all things are born from the lotus flower.
The lid is carved in relief with 74 peaks representing Mount Horai (a legendary Chinese mountain representing the Taoist beliefs), 39 animals, including imaginary creatures, and five musicians playing flutes, lutes, and drums, as well as 5 figures riding horses and elephants or reading books. At the very top is a phoenix standing powerfully, with its wings spread high into the sky and holding a wish-granting jewel in its beak and neck. Its body is hollowed out, and when incense is lit, smoke rises from it. It is considered a magnificent work that artistically condenses the spiritual world of Baekje people in the 16th century.
Baekje City
On the mountain ridge to the left of the Neungsan-ri temple site, you can see the restored city wall that defended the Baekje capital of Buyeo. This Baekje Naseong Fortress is a Baekje city wall stretching 8.4km from Buyeo's Busosanseong Fortress to Cheongsanseong, Dongraseong, and the Geumgang River.
Although there are not many ruins from the Baekje period remaining compared to Silla, those who visit the ruins here in Neungsan-ri vividly learn about the deep cultural exchange between Baekje, Goguryeo, and the ancient nations of China's Southern Dynasties.
| spot name | Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tumulus Group / Buyeo Royal Mausoleum 부여능산리고분군 / 부여왕릉원 |
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| Address | 16-2, Neungsan-ri, Buyeo-eup, Buyeo-gun, Chungnam 16-2 |
| Time | March to October: 3:10 to 09:18, November to February: 11:2 to 09:17 |
| Admission fee | Adults 1,000 won, teenagers 600 won, children 400 won, free for children 6 and under |
| Details | Registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015 |
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