Naganeupseong

	Naganeupseong
	Hanok at Naganeupseong
Korean name
Hangul	낙안읍성
Hanja	樂安邑城
Revised Romanization	Nakaneubseong
McCune–Reischauer	Nakanŭpsŏng

Naganeupseong is a Korean fortress in Nagan-myeon, Suncheon, Jeollanamdo, South Korea.

Naganeupseong is the only remaining Joseon Dynasty walled town in Jeollanamdo. It has the old image of a Joseon folk village and fortress, with about 100 houses and government offices. Nowadays, there still are 85 households and 229 people living there. Its biggest features are its narrow stone walls around the fortress and that it is built on the plain fields.

History

It was constructed in 1397 during the rule of Taejo of Joseon, by general Kim Bin-gil after the defeat of the Wokou pirates to protect the area. It was surrounded by a sand wall but fortified with a stone wall during the rule of king Sejong because of its difficulty to protect the area against the Japanese Wokou invaders.

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External links

Naganeupseong at the UNESCO World Heritage site

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