Gungnae

Guonei City
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gungnae
Interactive map of Guonei City
LocationJi'an, Jilin, China
Part ofCapital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
Reference1135
Inscription2004 (28th Session)
Area59.24 ha (146.4 acres)
Coordinates41°7′15″N 126°10′43″E / 41.12083°N 126.17861°E / 41.12083; 126.17861
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese國內城
Simplified Chinese国内城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGúonèi Chéng
Wade–GilesKuo-Nei Ch'eng
Korean name
Hangul국내성
Hanja國內城
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationGungnaeseong
McCune–ReischauerKungnaesŏng
Gungnae
Location of Gungnae in Jilin
Gungnae
Gungnae (China)

Gungnaeseong (Korean국내성; Hanja國內城) or Guonei (Chinese: 國內) was the capital of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo, which was located in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. The perimeter of its outer fortress measures 2,686m. It is located in present day Ji'an city, Jilin province, northeast China. Because of its historical importance and exceptional architecture, Gungnae was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. It is part of the Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom World Heritage Site, together with nearby Hwando Mountain City and the Onyeosan City, in modern northeast China.