Gungnamji Pond, Buyeo

An artificial pond located in Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do, said by records to be the earliest palace garden pond in Korea. It is said to have been created by King Mu of Baekje, and it displays a garden style in which an island and a pavilion in the middle of the pond are brought into harmony. It is also a place imbued with the tale that King Mu was none other than Seodong, and with the story of Princess Seonhwa. In summer the lotus flowers bloom in profusion, making it beloved as a landscape representative of Buyeo.