Other renowned place

Gyeryong-san Pottery Village

Punch’ong Pottery painted in Underglaze Iron (鐵畵紛靑沙器), having a nickname of Gyeryong-san Buncheong (鷄龍山紛靑), is pottery made exclusively in Gyeryong-sanrok as the Sajang pottery kiln representing a part of Korean pottery kilns in the 15th century. This is clearly distinguished from other regions in its pattern of pottery.

Gyeryong-san pottery village is the place where the ceramic artists form a group and devote themselves to restore, succeed and develop Punch’ong Pottery painted in Underglaze Iron, where the visitor can vividly feel the lives of the potters who burn their hot artistic spirits of fire and earth.

Besides the summer season pottery camp for students and public, autumn camp, a variety of cultural center lectures, corporate training & education, site exercise education by processes, lectures for visitors, etc. are implemented.

Ugeumchi Battlefield

Ugeumchi is the last battlefield for the Donghak Revolutionary Army in 1894. Donghak Revolutionary Army that rose initiated by Jeon Bong-jun at Gobu Jeolla-do in January 1894 came to hold real power of the Honam zone following the occupation of Jeonju in April the same year, and thereafter rose again in October to move northward. Their first target was the occupation of Gongju that was the location of the supreme local government office of Chungcheong-do and important spot of Hoseo region. Thus, a fierce combat took place at Ugeumchi, the southern gate of Gongju, at that time, Donghak Army rose externally under the flag of defeating the imperialistic invasion of Japan, and therefore Japan dispatched strong solders armed with modernized weapons to defend against them. The battle lasted one week, day and night. Donghak Army met with a disastrous defeat in this battle after all where 1,000 soldiers only survived out of approx. 100,000.

As this place is the historical site related with the movement of national history that represented resistance against reform of feudal system and imperialist invasive power, the Gongju District of Cheondo-gyo erected Donghak Revolution Army Memorial Tower here in November, 1973.

Gomnaru

Gomnaru is closely related to Gongju as we recognized from its name ‘Ungjin’. It is around low hilly land and Geumgang river on the west of the tomb of King Muryeong in Ungjin-dong Gongju. Geumgang river toward the west suddenly changes its direction to the south at this point.

Sand field on the riverside and pine tree woods create great harmony. It is famous for the source of Gomnaru legend related to Gongju. It was respected as Seodok and Namdok during Silla and Joseon period, respectively.

There is also a shrine for Ungjin religious service for water god.The southern plain of Gomnaru is called ‘Sojeongbang Field’ where the general Sojeongbang of Tang dynasty traveled up Geumgang river and resided as attacking Ungjin when Baekje perished.

The embankment used by Sojeongbang as the pole was remained until recently, but it is not seen because of lodgment.