The Jongmyo Shrine is one of the most unique things to see in Seoul because it features the spirit tablets of the deceased kings and queens of South Korea. It was built during the Joseon period ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jongmyo Shrine is one of the oldest and best ... destroyed during the 16th-century Japanese invasion of Korea but rebuilt during the 17th century.

CHA chief Choi Eung-chon also acknowledged procedural lapses regarding the first lady's use of Jongmyo Shrine. "At the time, we considered it a national government event and acted according to ...

Korea’s national cultural heritage agency issued a public apology, Friday, for permitting first lady Kim Keon Hee to use Seoul’s historic Jongmyo Shrine for personal use. On Sept. 3 ...

The tidal flats of South Korea are challenging for additional registration as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Korea ...

Korea’s Joseon-era (1392-1910 ... Changgyeonggung and Deoksugung -- and Jongmyo shrine, all in Seoul, as well as the Joseon royal tombs spread across 18 different sites in the capital and ...

Korean heritage and culture is an area that Asia Society Korea is heavily interested in ... Mr. Choi also volunteers as a guide at Changdeokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine, a site we have previewed as ...

Visitors can enter royal palaces and tombs at no charge over the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holidays, according to the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service ... Changgyeonggung ...

Jongmyo Daeje is a ritual rite performed at the Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul, South Korea. Its purpose is to honor the spirits of the kings and queens of Korea from past times. The origins of the ...

South Korea and Singapore have diplomatic ties ... which is the royal ancestral ritual in Jongmyo Shrine, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Seoul. - The Straits Times/ANN ...