A king hid inside these walls for 47 days.
Namhansanseong Fortress
남한산성 · Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
A mountain fortress where King Injo held out for 47 days against a Qing invasion in 1636. Now a UNESCO World Heritage site and a favorite weekend hike.
Local tipWalk a loop of the wall, then have baeksuk (whole boiled chicken) in the village inside the fortress.
Getting thereSanseong Station (Line 8), then a local bus up the mountain.
Photo: Noh Mun Duek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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