The 1500 year old world heritage city of Gongshan was destroyed, and 39 cultural relics in South Korea were destroyed by rainstorm rainstorm | culture | history
The continuous heavy rainstorm in South Korea not only caused casualties, but also a large number of cultural and historical sites.
According to South Korean media News and Newsis News Agency, the floods caused by the heavy rainstorm have brought serious disasters to Zhongqing Nanbei Road and Qingshang Beidao Road, and the historic buildings, relics and cultural relics left over from ancient times are also hard to escape the floods. Among them, Gongzhou City, south of Zhongqing, suffered the most. The 1500 year old city wall and stone tablet of Gongshan City were damaged by rainstorm, and the royal mausoleum also suffered soil erosion due to rainstorm erosion.
Earth and rock erosion of Gongshan City wall
According to the latest data from the Korean Cultural Heritage Agency on the 17th, 39 national cultural heritage items were destroyed from June 23 to July 16 due to the impact of rainstorm and mountain torrents, including 1 treasure, 19 historical sites, 5 natural monuments, 3 places of interest, and 5 national folk cultural treasures.
Gongshan City, located in Gongzhou City, Chungcheongnam do, has a history of 1500 years and is registered by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site of Baekje. It was the capital of Baekje during the Three Kingdoms period of Korea from 475 to 538. Gongshan Castle was originally a earthen city, and later expanded into a stone city. It was also a military fortress during the Silla, Goryeo, and Korean eras.
The rainstorm led to the loss of earth and stone on the city wall of Gongshan City, and the building "Banghe Tower" built on the city wall was wiped out by the flood of the river until the water level receded. The earth rock and rubble at the lower end of the pavilion "Jinxi Tower" at the other end of the city wall were also washed away by the rainstorm, and many nearby stone tablets were washed down, so the staff quickly covered them with waterproof cloth.
The disaster of Wanhe Tower being destroyed
Sibi, the capital at the end of Baekje, was also damaged by rainstorm, and the No. 2 tomb of the ancient tomb group on the west side of the Fuyu King Cemetery, where many king tombs were gathered, lost earth and stone. The excavation site of the "Shizhuangli Ruins" at the Paleolithic site in Gongzhou City, Chungcheongnam do, was also submerged in floods. The Shizhuangli Museum has been banned from entering and exiting, and the cultural relics collected in the museum have been urgently moved to a safe area.
The earth and stone loss of the drainage channel of the "first gate closing" of the cultural relics in North Qingshang Road, and the earth walls of some buildings in Hehui Village, Andong City, North Qingshang Road, were destroyed by rainstorm.
Seoul Changren Palace Renzheng Hall is damaged
As for the destruction of cultural relics in the capital area, Tangcheng, located in Huacheng City, Gyeonggi Province, also experienced the outer edge of a city wall about 3 meters long being washed down by heavy rain. In Seoul, the Changde Palace, one of the five ancient palaces in the Korean era, was also destroyed by rainstorm, and the 15 meter stone wall of the flower steps of the Renzheng Hall was destroyed by the rainstorm.
The village in Gyeongsangbuk do is flooded
In addition, there have been reports of a disaster at the three story stone pagoda located in Xinchuan Village, Lingguang County, Jeollanam do. The pagoda was built 1000 years ago in the early Goryeo period, and although it directly avoided damage, the stone wall 2 meters away from the pagoda collapsed.
Chinese Embassy in South Korea reminds to strengthen prevention measures
Recently, South Korea continued to experience widespread rainstorm, resulting in road damage, landslides, mud rock flows, house flooding and other disasters in many places, resulting in a large number of casualties and property losses.
In the future, heavy rainfall may continue. Our museum hereby reminds Chinese citizens in South Korea:
1. Pay close attention to weather changes, check weather forecasts and various warning information in time, and minimize or avoid travel under severe weather conditions.
2. Pay attention to travel safety, check vehicles before driving, and try to avoid high-risk areas such as river banks, low-lying waterlogging-prone areas, and hidden danger points of geological disasters.
3. Pay attention to the safety of the residence and be familiar with the surrounding shelters. In case of emergency, please avoid and call for help in time.
South Korea emergency helplines: 112 and 119
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline:
+86-10-12308 or+86-10-65612308
Consular Protection and Assistance Hotline of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea:
+82-2-755-0572
Consulate General's Protection and Assistance Hotline in Busan:
+82-10-8519-8748
Consulate General's Protection and Assistance Hotline in Gwangju:
+82-62-361-8880
Consulate General's Protection and Assistance Hotline in Jeju:
+82-64-722-8802
