Seodong Park and Gungnamji Pond서동공원과 궁남지

At a glance

Gungnamji simply means 'the pond south of the palace.' The Samguk Sagi records that Baekje's King Mu had it dug, and the Samguk Yusa adds a legend that his mother conceived him with the dragon of the pond. An island in the middle reflects the Taoist dream of an isle of immortals, and old wells and foundation stones survive around it. Baekje's garden-making skills even reached Japan, carried there, it is said, by a Baekje craftsman named Nojagong. Today the pond sits in a big park of lotus fields and paths that is easy to explore on foot or by bicycle.

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Seodong Park and Gungnamji Pond · 1 tours & tickets

1. KlookBuyeo Baekje Kingdom day tourA Buyeo day tour that ends at Gungnamji Pond, after Baekje Cultural Land, Jeongnimsa Temple Site and a Hwangpo sailboat ride; the pond is in full bloom in lotus season.Book

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Tips

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  Come in July for the Seodong Lotus Festival, when the fields around the pond are in full bloom.
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  In October and November the park hosts the Gutdeurae chrysanthemum exhibition.

Nearby

Buyeo National MuseumBuyeo's free national museum of Baekje history and Buddhist art, set at the foot of Geumseongsan in town.Jeongnimsa Temple Site Five-story Stone PagodaOne of only two stone pagodas left from the Baekje kingdom, standing on the site of a vanished temple in the middle of Buyeo.Baengmagang River CruiseBoats modeled on Baekje-era yellow-sail ships glide along the Baengmagang River beneath Nakhwaam Cliff and Goransa Temple.Baekje Cultural LandA historical theme park in Buyeo that rebuilds a Baekje royal palace, a royal temple with a five-story wooden pagoda and an early Baekje fortress.