Seoul Day 3 Part 1
Jongmyo Shrine 宗庙，Changdeokgung Palace 昌德宫，Changgyeonggung Palace 昌庆宫，Bukchon Hanok Village 北村韩屋村, National Folk Museum of Korea
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Trip to Asia: Day 1 - Seoul / Hong Kong
Day 2 - Hong Kong
Day 3 - Macau / Zhuhai
Day 4 - Yangshuo
Day 5 - Guilin
Day 6 - Beihai
Day 7 - Sanya
Day 8 - Sanya
Day 9 - Sanya
Day 10 - Sanya
Day 11 - Haikou
Day 12 - Zhuhai
Day 13 - Hong Kong / Seoul
Day 14 - Seoul |
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Hotel at Myeong-dong 明洞,
Jongmyo Shrine 宗庙,
Changdeokgung 昌德宫
Changyonggung 昌庆宫,
Bukchon Hanok Village 北村韩屋村,
National Folk Museum of Korea
Blue House 青瓦台,
Gyeongbokgung 景福宫,
Cheonggye Plaza 清溪广场,
Seoul City Hall |
Seoul
Day 3 was really fun. Today was Culture Day, the last Wednesday of every month.
Free admission to all the temples and palaces along with the museums. Our visit
started from a gigantic shrine, Jongmyo Shrine. Jongmyo Shrine was built by the first king of
Joseon Dynasty, King Taejo. The shrine stands right beside 3 major palaces, Gyeongbok
Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, and Changgyeonggung Palace. They each had a lot
of history, at least 600 years. There is also a village houses some traditional
Korean houses, Bukchon Hanok Village. All these places are really
interesting.
Journey started from
our cozy hotel, Myeong-dong
subway ride to Jongmyo Shrine
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Seoul Tower
viewed from our hotel
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Seoul Tower
viewed from our hotel
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Seoul Tower viewed from our hotel
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Off the subway
walking towards Jongmyo Shrine
大觉寺 temple on the way
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| 大觉寺 temple |
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Daddy and Aaron asking
the entrance to Jongmyo Shrine
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| Outside wall of Jongmyo Shrine |
Jongmyo Shrine 宗庙
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| Middle walkway for the spirits |
The Jongmyo Shrine 宗庙 is really
old. It was built in 1394 for the dead kings and queens. It is so huge that
we walked around its outside wall for an hour, and cannot find the entrance. There is a path in the middle, and people cannot walk on it. Do you know
why? Because that walkway was created for the spirits to walk across.
Changdeokgung Palace 昌德宫
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| 敦化门，昌德宫 |
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敦化门，昌德宫
Main entrance to
Cangdeokgung Palace
across the street of
Jongmyo Shrine
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| 敦化门 |
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| 大造殿 |
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| 大造殿 |
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| 大造殿 |
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| 大造殿 |
There are Five Grand Palaces
built in the Korean Joseon Dynasty, Gyeongbokgung 景福宫, Changdeokgung 昌德宫, Changgyeonggung 昌庆宫,
Deoksugung 德寿宫, and Gyeonghuigung 庆熙宫. Changdeokgung Palace, built in 1405, by King
Taejong, is one of them. Kings prefered to visit Changdeokgung, because of its beautiful
Secret Garden. Changdeokgung is very closed by another palace,
Changgyeonggung. Both palaces are referred as the “Eastern Palaces”.
Walk from 昌德宫 to 昌庆宫
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| 昌德宫 and 昌庆宫 connects to each other |
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Walking towards
昌庆宫
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| A persimmon tree at 昌德宫 |
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| A persimmon tree at 昌德宫 |
Changgyeonggung Palace 昌庆宫
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| 弘化门 |
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| 弘化门 |
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弘化门
Main Gate of 昌庆宫
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At the entrance of
昌庆宫
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| 明政殿 |
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正一品 pole
明政殿
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| 明政殿 |
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A pavillion
at 昌庆宫
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| 养和堂 |
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| 通明殿 |
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| 长乐门 |
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| 长乐门 |
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| 昌庆宫 |
Changgyeonggung 昌庆宫 was
also a royal palace for the kings. Changgyeonggung was built by King Sejong
around 1450 due to royal family expansion. These 3 palaces are all meant to
house kings. Gyeongbokgung was the first palace built by the first king of
Joseon Dynasty. 10 years later, the second palace Changdeokgung was built by
the third king. And the third palace Changgyeonggung was built by the Great King
Sejong, the fourth king. The 3 palaces connect with each other through gates.
They are really ancient, and amazing.
lunch besides Bukchon Hanok Village
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Hyundai office
on the way to Bukchon
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Rice cake
and rice sausage
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| Korean fried dumpling |
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| Minion bun |
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| Korean Sausage |
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Korean Ginseng
Chicken Soup
参鸡汤
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Bukchon Hanok Village 北村韩屋村
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At the entrance of Bukchon
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| Traditional Korean house |
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| Well preserved traditional Korean house at Bukchon |
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| Bukchon |
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Soy sauce jars
酱油坛子
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Cabbage flower blossom
at Bukchon
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Interior of
traditional Korean house
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Interior of
traditional Korean house
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Traditional Korean house
at Bukchon
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Traditional Korean house
at Bukchon
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Interior of
traditional Korean house
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Bukchon Hanok Village 北村韩屋村 is a nice village, full of amazing traditional Korean houses. Some cultural
houses are really old, which were built all the way back to the Joseon Dynasty. The
village was perfectly preserved, bought by a wealthy person and donated to the Korean
government. Visit Bukchon Hanok Village to discover what the traditional
culture in Korea.
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