Goryeo Palace Site, Ganghwa

The site of a Goryeo palace in Ganghwa, Incheon, which served as a temporary royal capital when the court relocated in resistance to the Mongol invasions. Goryeo moved its capital to Ganghwa and held out against the Mongols for roughly forty years, making this its seat of government. Palaces and government offices were built on this small island to keep the state alive. It is an important stage of Goryeo history imbued with the will to resist the Mongol invasions.