Baekje Cultural Land is a Korean historical

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located in

Buyeo County Buyeo County (''Buyeo-gun'') is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Buyeo-eup, the county's capital, was the site of the capital of Baekje from 538-660 AD, during which it was called Sabi Fortress. Famous people associated with ...

South Chungcheong South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...

province,

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. It is the largest historical theme park in the country, built to preserve the history and culture of the

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jum ...

kingdom (18 BC – 660 AD). The theme park is one of the locations of the annual Baekje Cultural Festival. The location has been used for filming

sageuk (Hangul: 사극, Hanja: 史劇; ) in Korean language, Korean denotes historical dramas, including traditional drama plays, Cinema of Korea, films or Korean drama, television series. In English language literature usually refers to historical f ...

films and

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, for example '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo'' was partially shot here, as well as an episode of '' Running Man''.

History and attractions

The Baekje Cultural Land project commenced in 1994 and the groundbreaking ceremony was done in 1998. The Baekje Historical Museum opened first in 2006, and the theme park opened to visitors in 2010. During construction, historically important buildings were rebuilt as replicas of the original, including Neunggasa (능사), one of the most important

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temples of the period, and Sabi Palace. The theme park features a "living village", consisting of noblemen's, middle class and lower class model

houses A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

, with a replica of general

Gyebaek Gyebaek, or Kyebaek (died 20 August 660In Lunar calendar, he died on 9 July 660.), was a general in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje during the early to mid-7th century. Little else is known of his personal life—including the year and locat ...

's home. A replica of how the first Baekje capital,

Wiryeseong Wiryeseong was the name of two early capitals of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Both are believed to have been in the modern-day Seoul area. According to ''Samguk Sagi'' (the oldest surviving Korean history book, written in the 12th ...

might have looked like was also included in the theme park. Besides featuring palaces, houses, and other functional buildings, the park showcases noblemen's tombs of the Sabi period, which were moved from their original locations in

to the park. The park holds a permanent performance, "The Birth of

Chiljido The is a ceremonial sword believed to be a gift from the king of Baekje to a Yamato period, Yamato ruler. It is mentioned in the ''Nihon Shoki'' in the fifty-second year of the reign of the semi-mythical Empress Jingū. It is a 74.9 cm (29.5 ...

" twice every day.

References

External links

{{commonscat, Baekje Cultural Land
Official website
Baekje Amusement parks in South Korea Tourist attractions in South Chungcheong Province 2010 establishments in South Korea Historical reenactment Museums in South Chungcheong Province