Taebong Capital Site, Cheorwon

A fortress site in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, which served as the capital of Taebong, the state founded by Gung Ye. During the Later Three Kingdoms period, Gung Ye established his capital here and wielded great power, but ultimately yielded his throne to his subordinate Wang Geon. The fortress site straddles the Demilitarized Zone and is also a present-day site of division that cannot be easily approached. It is a place that conveys the turbulent history leading toward the unification of the Later Three Kingdoms.