Restored Gyeongbok Palace hall offers rare look into incense, royal rituals
A newly painted palace hall in Seoul will offer visitors a closer look at Korea’s royal past this November, with experts exploring vanished palace spaces, ceremonial incense burners and the fragrances used in Joseon-era court rituals. The Gyeongbok Palace Management Office, under the Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center, will host four sessions of its Heungbokjeon Royal Culture…
The Gyeongbok Palace Management Office in Seoul will present a unique opportunity for visitors to delve into Korea's royal past through its newly restored Gyeongbok Palace hall. From November 7 to 28, the Heungbokjeon Royal Culture Academy will host four free sessions at the palace, focusing on two themes: palace architecture and the cultural significance of incense burners.
The program will feature historian Lee Man-hee in his opening lecture, drawing from his book "Secrets of the Palace No One Tells You" to discuss spaces within Gyeongbok Palace that no longer exist, using historical materials such as the Bukgwoldohyeong, an old architectural plan of the northern palace.
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