Jang Ok-jeong worked as a palace maid and King Sukjong (숙종), the 19th King of the Joseon Dynasty, noticed the beautiful Jang around 1680 when she started to serve the King directly. Many viewed the ...
19 (Yonhap) -- The royal meals of the Joseon Dynasty featured an array of ... "Royal cuisine was not just sustenance for the king and royal family but also a means of governance, reflecting ...
Free admission applies to the four palaces -- Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung and Deoksugung -- and Jongmyo shrine, all in Seoul, as well as the Joseon royal tombs spread across 18 ...
This exhibition showcases representative Korean musical instruments used at royal banquets during the Joseon Dynasty, including the 'gayageum (가야금),' 'geomungo ... as the <Daeakhubo> and ...
An exhibition at the National Palace Museum will highlight the royal seals of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910 ... by U.S. customs authorities from the family of a deceased U.S. war veteran who ...
Built in the late 14th century, the Jongmyo Shrine served as a place of worship for kings part of the Joseon dynasty. Here, royal family members would come to carry out ancestral rites for ...
The number of visitors to the royal palaces and tombs of the Joseon Dynasty this year has set a record high. The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service on Dec. 19 said the figure ...