GongjuRepublic of Korea
Member of the LHC since 2008
Gongju city is located in the southwest of Chungcheong Province in South Korea. Beginning from 475 A.D. to 538 A.D. (64years), it has established its tradition and history as the Baekje kingdom for millenary until today. From 1602 A.D., it was enshrined as the capital administration in Chungcheong district for 330 years as the repository of Baekje's cultural heritage.