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[Ganghwa] Gwangseongbo Fortress

  • Address8-27, Haeandong-ro 466beon-gil, Bureun-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon-si
  • InformationGwangseongbo Ticketing Office: (032)930-7070
  • Hours of use09:00-18:00
  • HolidaysOpen all year around
  • Homepagehttp://tour.ganghwa.incheon.kr
  • PublishedDecember 1, 2014
  • RevisedDecember 5, 2016

INTRODUCE

The greatest battlefield of the United States’ military action in Korea, the biggest fortress that guarded the Ganghwa Straits


辛未洋扰最大的激战场,守护江华海峡的最大的要塞 
 
Gwangseongbo, designated as Historical Landmark No. 227, is a fortress built by Goryeo after it relocated to Ganghwa to fight the Mongol's aggression. It was built along the straits with soil and stones. The collapsed portions were mended at the time of King Yeonsan of Joseon, and the present Gwangseonbo was made in 1658. The most pronounced event of history in Gwangseongbo was the U.S militaryaction in Korea (1971). This was the fiercest battlefield during the action, and the records proclaim that 243 soldiers of Joseon died in the battle. Yongdu high ground, inside Gwangseongbo, is a very beautiful feature of shape. It is a natural bridgehead installed on the top of the projected natural rock resembling a dragon’s head. The cannons and swivel guns used during the battle are restored in Gwangseong high ground, a round height that comes together inside Gwangseongbo.

 

作为史迹第227号的广城堡是高丽为了对抗蒙古侵略而迁都江华之后,混合石头与泥土,顺着海峡筑成的城郭。朝鲜光海君当时重新修筑被倒塌的地方,而现在的广城堡是1658年修筑而成。在广城堡的历史最突出的是‘辛未洋扰’(1871年)。这里是辛未洋扰当时最激烈的激战场,记录着一天内战死243名朝鲜军士。广城堡内的龙头墩台情景非常美丽,顺着江华海峡就如龙头突出的天然岩石上设置的天然桥头堡。广城堡内附带的圆形墩台-广城墩台复原着当时使用的大炮、小炮、佛狼机


In addition, there is Sinmisuneuichong where the graves of warriors who fought with scarce supply of weapons against the U.S Army are. There are also remaining structures like the Ssangchungbigak, a monument to commend the loyalty of Gen. Jaeyeon Eo and his brother, Jaesun Eo. You can see the neighborhood of Ganghwa at Sondolmok high ground, built in a round shape that does not reach Yongdu high ground.

 

此外还遗留着辛未洋扰当时用恶劣的武器对抗美军战死的勇士之墓的辛未殉义塚、为了纪念辛未洋扰当时殉节的鱼在渊将军与其弟鱼在淳的忠节的双忠碑阁等。未到龙头墩台,丘陵顶端圆形修筑的孙乭墩台可以一览无遗地俯视江华一带。 


 
 
Information by
Ganghwa County
 
 

LOCATION

GUIDE

 Admission

• Individual
- Adults 1,100 won / Children, soldiers and teenagers 700 won
 
• Group (30 people and more)
- Adults 1,000 won / Children, soldiers and teenagers 600 won
 
• Battlefieldbatch ticket
- Goryeo Bay, Gapgot High Ground, Gwangseongbo, Deokjin Fort, Chojijin Fort viewing package
- Adults 2,700 won(Group 2,000 won) / Children, soldiers and teenagers 1,700 won (Group 1,300won)
 
• Eight-site batch ticket (Groups of 30 people or more)
- Ganghwa Peace Observatory, Hwamunseok Cultural Center, Ganghwa History Museum, Goryeo Bay, Gapgot High Ground, Gwangseonbo, Deokjin Camp, Choji Camp viewing package
- Adults 5,000 won / Children, soldiers and teenagers 2,500 won
※ Except days that Ganghwa History Museum is closed
 
• 11-site batch ticket (Groups of 30 people or more)
- Manisan Mountain National Attraction, Hamheodongcheon Camping Site, Ganghwa Tidal Flat Center, Ganghwa Peace Observatory, Hwamunseok Cultural Center, Ganghwa History Museum, Goryeo Bay, Gapgot High Ground, Gwangseongbo, Deokjinjin Fort, Chojijin Fort viewing package
- Adults 6,000 won / Children, soldiers, and teenagers 3,000 won
※ Except days that Ganghwa History Museum And Ganghwa Tidal Flat Center are closed

 Restroom

Available

 Facilities for the disabled

Wheelchair-accessible restroom and private parking lot

 Parking

Available

 Facilities

Gwangseongbo, Gwangseong High Ground, Yongdu High Ground, Sondolmok High Ground, Ssangchungnigak,SinmisunEuichong, Monument of warriors against U.S. action, and more


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