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Wiryeseong
Historical capital of Baekje

Wiryeseong

Wiryeseong was the name of two early capitals of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

Plan a trip to Wiryeseong→From Seoul

Both are believed to have been in the modern-day Seoul area. According to the Samguk sagi, Onjo, the son of Goguryeo's founder Jumong, founded the nation of Sipje on Wiryeseong in 18 BC, while his elder brother Biryu established himself in Michuhol further to the west. The location of Michuhol is usually believed to be present-day Incheon.

How locals move

Getting around Wiryeseong the local way

  • Get inThere are ferry services to various points in China from the neighboring port city of Incheon.
  • Get inNo services run from Japan to Seoul; many Koreans take the coach, KTX or SRT trains to Busan, where several ferry and hydrofoil options are available.
  • Go nextMany tour companies offer DMZ tours which is a day trip from Seoul, the highlight of which is a village lying in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

From Wikivoyage: Seoul, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Frank Schulenburg (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.