Goyang West Five Royal Tombs Unesco World Heritage
Goyang West Five Royal Tombs is an important historical site comprising a cluster of five royal tombs from the Joseon dynasty, located in the weste...
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Goyang West Three Royal Tombs The Tomb Of Queen Janggyeong Unesco World Heritage
Goyang West Three Royal Tombs is a significant historical site comprising three major royal burial grounds in the western area. Huireung Royal Tomb...
Tomb Of Hwang Hui
Hwang Hui (1363-1452) is a prime minister who played a significant role in the early Joseon dynasty. Constructed in three stages, the tomb's burial...
Tomb Of General Gwon Yul
General Gwon Yul (1537-1599) is a historic figure from the Joseon dynasty. He is celebrated for repelling the invading Japanese forces at Haengjusa...
Ononsa Guesthouse
Though Ononsa, which was a guesthouse in Gwacheon, was constructed in the 27th year of King Injo's reign in the Joseon dynasty (1649), the name, "O...
Dasan Heritage Site Namyangju
Dasan Heritage Site is located in the hometown of Dasan Jeong Yak-Yong (1762~1836), a scholar from the late Joseon Dynasty. Growing up in the villa...
Namyangju Sareung Royal Tomb Unesco World Heritage
Sareung Royal Tomb is the tomb of Queen Jeongsun (1440-1521), a consort to King Danjong. She was perhaps the most tragic royal woman of the Joseon ...
Suwonhyanggyo Confucian School
Suwonhyanggyo Confucian School was built in 1291 in front of Hwasan Mountain in Hwaseong where it stayed for nearly 500 years. It was moved to its ...
Hwaseokjeong Pavilion
Hwaseokjeong Pavilion was built in honor of Gil Jae, a Goryeo dynasty Confucian scholar who had resigned from his government post to train young sc...
Paju Historical Site Related To Yi I
Paju Historical Site Related to Yi I is dedicated to a great scholar of the mid-Joseon dynasty. He was born to Lee Wonsu and Shin Saimdang in 1536....
Wolhwawon Garden
Wolhwawon Garden at the west point of Hyowon Park, located in Paldang-gu, Suwon in Gyeonggi-do, features elements that are heavily influenced by th...
Yangju Olleung Royal Tomb Unesco World Heritage
Olleung Royal Tomb is the royal tomb of Queen Dangyeong (1487-1557), consort of King Jungjong, the 11th ruler of the Joseon dynasty. Queen Dangyeon...
Hongneung And Yureung Royal Tombs Unesco World Heritage
Hongneung and Yureung Royal Tombs is Historic Site No. 207. Hongneung Tomb is the resting place of Emperor Gojong and his wife Empress Myeongseong,...
Hyowon S Bell
Hyowon’s Bell is located at the summit of Paldalsan Mountain. The bell was created to honor the filial devotion of King Jeongjo towards his father,...
Gwangneung Royal Tomb Unesco World Heritage
Gwangneung, located in Namyangju in Gyeonggi-do is the royal tomb of King Sejo (1417-1468, reign 1455-1468) and Queen Jeonghui (1418-1483). The kin...
Gahak-dong Dolmens
Gahak-dong Dolmens site is an ancient site where religious rites were conducted before burial ceremonies. Located on top of the mountain by Beolmal...
Gimpo Hyanggyo Confucian School
The Gimpo Hyanggyo Confucian School is where the tablets of the Five Sages (Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Weng zi, Zisi), the Wisemen of the Song dyna...
Yeongneung Nyeongneung Royal Tombs Unesco World Heritage 英陵 寧陵
The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are the only royal tombs in the world that remain largely intact from a single dynasty spanning more than 500...
Bangujeong Pavilion And Historic Site Of Hwang Hui
Bangujeong is a pavilion situated in the lower reaches of the Imjingang River. It's where Hwang Hui (1363-1452), a civil servant from the late Gory...
Gimpo Jangneung Royal Tomb Unesco World Heritage
Jangneung Royal Tomb is located in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do. This is the tomb for the parents of King Injo, the posthumously designated King Wonjong (158...
