Inside South Korea’s hidden emergency capital city, built should Chinese forces invade, and why it wasn’t a great success
The fortress was built four centuries ago, to function as a hidden emergency capital should Chinese forces invade Seoul. In such an event, the elite of Korea’s Joseon dynasty would escape with key staff to Namhansanseong, which was guarded by warrior monks. Namhansanseong is built into a forested mountainside near Seoul. Photo: Ronan O’Connell As … Read more
