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beauty. Geoncheongung palace behind the Hyangwonjeong
TheStartoftheNewEra,
looksdifferentfromotherones,withouttheKoreantraditional
GyeongbokgungPalace
pattern, ¡°Dancheong.¡± It is a small place that Emperor
¡°Brilliance and
Gojong*andhiswifebuilttoavoidtheinterferenceofPrince
Argus
fortune of the new
Regent Heungseon,* and it is where Empress Myeongseong*
Eun/The
dynasty,¡± the meaning
wasmurderedbytheJapaneseassassins,onOctober8,1895.
of Gyeongbokgung
¨ÏCho
Argus
palace, shows that it
Eun/The
served the dynasty
from the beginning,
¨ÏCho
¡ãGwanghwamunGateisthemainentrance
as it was established
ofGyeongbokgungPalace.
in1395,rightafterthe
foundationoftheJoseonDynastyin1392.However,thepalace
¡ã HyangwonjeongislocatedinfrontofGeoncheongung.
standingtodaywasnewlyconstructedin1867.Byenteringthe
Gyeongbokgung palace in May is full of green everywhere.
Gwanghwamun Gate, the main entrance of Gyeongbokgung
As one proceeds inside Gyeongbokgung, the Mount Bugak
palace, there is a broad open road and a huge gate over the
gets closer, and it also evokes admiration. Looking around,
bridge. Geunjeongjeon Hall, located deeper inside, is the
tourists are easily found wearing hanbok. At the last Royal
JeongjeonofGyeongbokgungpalace.Thepalacehasastraight
Culture Festival, several exhibitions related to Korean
linethroughtheGeunjeongjeon,Pyeonjeon,chamber,andthe
palaces, including ¡°Palace, The Archives¡± about palace
backgarden.ThereisGyeonhoeruPavilionontheleftandthe
documents, were provided both on and offline. The game
placeforthecrownprinceontheright.
¡°Palace in Minecraft,¡± which shows the Minecraft version of
One of the most gorgeous places in Gyeongbokgung is the
Gyeongbokgung,and¡°GyeongbokgungTimeTravel,Hanyang
Gyeonghoeru on the pond, next to the King and Queen¡¯s
Time Machine,¡± a virtual reality program showing the figure
livingquarters.Gyeonghoeruwasusedasavenueforvarious
of Gyeongbokgung in the Joseon Dynasty period, were
national celebrations and receptions of foreign envoys,
opened. Videos about parkour* and bicycle stunts performed
surrounded by diverse flowers and trees near the big pond.
at Gyeongbokgung and a video named ¡°ASMR, The Scenery
The reflection of the scenery on the pond is also a grandeur.
Queen Listened¡± also introduced Gyeongbokgung effectively
Sitting on the bench in front of Gyeonghoeru, viewing the
duringtheCOVID-19pandemic.
Gyeonghoeru on the pond, and the Mount Bugak in the
distance makes one feel the beautiful nature and splendid
*Emperor Gojong: The 26th King of Joseon and the first emperor of the Korean
history of Joseon. A wide lawn and back garden are lying
Empire.HewasakinginaturbulenterabeforetheJapanesecolonialrule.
*Prince Regent Heungseon: Emperor Gojong¡¯s father who governed Joseon on
behind the Gyeonghoeru. There is another pond and a
behalfofyoungGojongwhenhewastooyoungtogovernthenation.
small palace in the middle of the pond: the Hyangwonjeong
*Empress Myeongseong: Emperor Gojong¡¯s wife, who is set as a protagonist in
many dramas and in literature because of her tragic death and her identity as the
Pavilion. Hyangwonjeong has a silent and peaceful beauty,
lastqueenofJoseon.
different from Gyeonghoeru, which has a grand and majestic
*Parkour:Akindofactivityrunningandjumpingonobstacleslikewallsandbridges
withouttoolsandonlywithskillfulmovements.
Argus
¨ÏRoyalpalace
Eun/The
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¢¸Gyeongbokgungisclosedon
Tuesdaysandtheoperating
hoursarefrom9:00A.M.to
6:00P.M.
¡ã ManyvisitorstakephotographsinfrontofGyeonghoeru.
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