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

Ritual services involving music, song, and dance still take place at Jongmyo, continuing traditions that go back to the 14th century. One of these ceremonies, Sajik Daeje, is one of Korea’s most ...

The National Museum of Korea (NMK) will unveil its first permanent gallery dedicated to the 'Oegyujanggak Uigwe' on Friday.

Korea has 22 items on the UNESCO list, starting in 2001 with the Jongmyo Jerye, a royal ancestral ritual at the Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul, and the ceremony's music Jongmyo Jeryeak. The most recent ...

This special program weaves together a tour of Changdeok Palace, Changgyeong Palace and Jongmyo Shrine ... a Brazilian photographer who has lived in Korea for eight years, was pleased with ...

South Korea is home to dozens of incredible Buddhist temples that will help you find inner peace and satisfy your travel bug.

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 ...

Asia Society Korea’s Travel Series helped brush up your historical knowledge last month with a trip to the Independence Hall in Cheonan. This month we will unleash your inner Zen with a temple stay.

Jongmyo is the oldest and most authentic of the Confucian royal shrines to have been preserved. Dedicated to the forefathers of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), the shrine has existed in its present ...