Chuncheon Bonguisanseong Fortress

Bonguisanseong Fortress is a monument of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, an ancient mountain fortress built using the steep terrain of the ridge of Bonguisan, the guardian mountain of Chuncheon. Chuncheon is a basin-shaped area surrounded by mountains on all sides, and from Bonguisan, one can view all four directions—east, west, south, and north—making it a strategic and geographical stronghold, which likely led to the construction of Bonguisanseong Fortress here. The exact construction period of Bonguisanseong Fortress is unclear and subject to debate, with the main theories being that it was built during the Goryeo Dynasty or earlier, during the Silla Dynasty. Inside the fortress, a well site remains, along with three building sites and artifacts such as Silla pottery fragments and roof tiles with inscriptions from the late Silla to early Goryeo periods, suggesting that Bonguisanseong Fortress was constructed during the Three Kingdoms period and used through the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties. Bonguisanseong Fortress bears traces of several wartime battles. According to the "Goryeosa Jeolyo" (Essentials of Goryeo History), during the invasion of the Khitan, the provincial governor No Ju-han died here. The "Goryeosa" (History of Goryeo) records that during the fourth Mongol invasion, the residents of Chuncheon entered the mountain fortress to resist. Whenever national wars occurred, such as the Mongol invasions, the Imjin War, and the Korean War, Bonguisanseong Fortress became a major battlefield and a tragic historical site where many lives were lost.

Address: 24, Soyangjeong-gil 42beon-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Soyang-ro 1-ga)