During the ABM Korea Study Trip, we visited many interesting places from Insadong to the Gyeongbokgung Palace. Out of these many places, I enjoyed the Jongmyo Shrine the most. In addition, I got to learn many things from the Shrine.
Jongmyo Shrine
The Jongmyo Shrine has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995. It is the oldest and most authentic royal shrines to have been preserved. It is a shrine where the tablets of deceased kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty are kept.
Jongmyo Shrine was built in 1394, when the Joseon Dynasty moved their capital to Hanyang which is also the present Seoul. However, the shrine was burnt down during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592. The reconstruction of Jongmyo Shrine was then completed in 1608.
Personally, I felt that Jongmyo Shrine looked similar to the Palaces. However, the colours of roof of the palaces are brighter compared to the roof of the shrine’s, which is plain and simple. Also, the roofs of the palaces have corners that turn upwards, whereas the shrine’s roof is flat. I enjoyed the tour of the Jongmyo Shrine as we got to see and learn many things. For example, we got to see the different parts of the shrine and what each place was used for.
A board showing different places of the shrine
Another interesting thing is the path that the kings walk on. The platform for the king to walk on is raised.
This picture is taken from the worm’s eye view of the platform on which the kings walk on.
Jongmyo Shrine has attracted many visitors. These visitors include both the Koreans and foreigners. To cater to this many tourists, they have included tours of the shrine in many different languages such as, English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. In addition, the tour guides are dressed up.
The tour guide, dressed up, explaining to us in English.
We also got to visit many museums in Korea. My personal favourite was the National Folklore Museum of Korea.
The National Folklore Museum of Korea
I enjoyed this museum the most as it was uniquely interesting as their exhibitions are mainly about Korean everyday life and how they used to live in the past. Other than having a children’s museum, they also have an outdoor museum which is just as interactive for the children. For example, they have an olden day coffee shop and people are able to actually go in, sit down and have a cup of coffee. In addition, they also have other olden day shops like a photography shop and a clothing store.
An olden day coffee shop outside the museum
An olden day photography shop
Overall, I enjoyed most of the places we visited, but the Jongmyo Shrine and The National Folklore Museum of Korea were my personal favourites.
-Natasha Mok, ABM T02 (:
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