These are Gaya-period tombs located on the hills around Busan Bokcheon-dong. Over 40 tombs have been confirmed through multiple excavations, but most remain underground. The tomb types include pit-style tombs with large chambers containing wooden coffins, stone chamber tombs built underground with square stone walls and covered ceilings, and simple pit graves where bodies are directly buried, among various other forms. Also known as Haksodae (鶴巢臺) burial mounds, named after the hill’s original name. About 10 tombs were first excavated by Dong-A University, followed by Busan University excavating three tombs on the eastern slope in 1974. Since then, more than 100 tombs have been investigated by Busan National University Museum and Busan Museum. Many large, untouched tombs yielded diverse relics. Pottery such as tripod plates, wooden jars, and pottery lamps represent characteristic artifacts of the lower Nakdong River region. Various iron armor and helmets were also excavated.
During the Joseon Dynasty, in 1392 (Taejo 1), the government established regional Hyanggyo schools to promote education, and Dongnae Hyanggyo was founded accordingly, but it was burned down during the fall of Dongnae Fortress in the Imjin War. After the war, in 1605 (Seonjo 38), Dongnae Bugsa Hong Jun rebuilt it. In 1704 (Sukjong 30), it was moved under Gwan-no Mountain east of Dongnae-bu, and in 1813 (Sunjo 13), it was relocated to its current location. According to the Gyeongguk Daejeon, when Dongnae became a bu, Dongnae Hyanggyo had one instructor of 6th rank and 70 students, and it is believed that 7 gyeol of academic fields were provided to maintain and manage the Hyanggyo. Dongnae Hyanggyo’s buildings are composed of a learning space centered on Myeongnyundang, including Banwha-ru, Dongjae, and Seojae, and a ritual space centered on Dae Seongjeon, including Dongmu, Seomu, inner and outer Sammun, and Sajumun.
Busan 119 Safety Experience Center is a comprehensive urban safety experience center designed to prevent safety accidents that can occur in daily life and to enhance the ability to respond during disasters by providing experience and education on various types of disasters. The center consists of one basement floor and three above-ground floors, operating 11 experience courses and 33 exhibition rooms. It runs various learning and experience halls such as a safety awareness learning hall for preschool children, safe electricity use methods, disaster response methods in urban life, and safety accident response methods in daily life, promoting safety awareness among citizens.
Hurshimchung is a large-scale hot spring facility using natural hot spring water and lit by natural lighting through the ceiling. Known for its magnesium-rich hot spring water, it is believed to be beneficial for conditions such as neuralgia, cut wounds, back pain, and muscle aches. The facility includes large hot spring baths, saunas, restaurants, cafés, convenience stores, and massage shops. The hot spring baths feature various event baths using natural bathing ingredients and medicinal herb depending on the season. There are also various types of saunas, including charcoal sauna and red clay sauna.
This place was originally created by a Japanese merchant who made part of the Geumjeong Mountain foothills his private garden, and after liberation, it was designated as a park and named 'Geumgang Park.' The name 'Geumgang' comes from the mountain Geumjeong being so beautiful it was called 'So Geumgang,' meaning 'Little Geumgang,' referencing the famous Geumgang Mountain. Located in the city center, it is a park bustling with visitors throughout all four seasons and loved as a resting place anyone can enjoy. The park contains various cultural facilities including the Busan Folk Arts Hall, opened in September 1974 to discover, inherit, and promote the traditional folk arts of the Dongnae area, and the Busan Maritime Natural History Museum, Korea's first museum specializing in world maritime natural history. The Geumgang Park Cable Car is also a must-see attraction. Built in 1966, the cable car has operated for a long time, preserving its old red and yellow vintage appearance. Additionally, the park features sports facilities, the Imjin Dongnae Cemetery designated as Local Cultural Property Monument No. 13, and seven memorial monuments.
The Onjeong Reconstruction Monument was erected in 1766 (the 42nd year of King Yeongjo) to commemorate the achievements of Dongnaebu magistrate Gang Pil-ri, who extensively repaired and rebuilt Onjeong (hot springs). The inscription was written by Song Gwang-jeok. The monument, made of granite, is 144 cm high and 61 cm wide, composed of the main stone and pedestal without a separate capstone, and a stone basin remains in front of it. The earliest record of Dongnae Hot Springs appears in the Samguk Yusa, which tells that the Silla prime minister Chungwon-gong bathed here before leaving. The Sinjeung Dongguk Yeoji Seungnam records that the hot spring water was hot enough to boil eggs and that patients who bathed here recovered well, attracting multiple visits from Silla kings. According to the inscription, two stone baths were made in 1691 (the 17th year of King Sukjong); later, after the buildings decayed and the baths were blocked, Dongnaebu magistrate Gang Pil-ri repaired and rebuilt them, constructing a nine-room building separating male and female baths, described as refreshingly splendid and like a pheasant in flight. The current site where the monument stands was used until the 1960s by Busan City to pump hot spring water and retains the Yonggak shrine dedicated to the Dragon King, where an ancestral rite is held annually on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month.
