Tour

From Seoul.com

1. Palaces in Seoul.
We recommend you to visit following Palaces in Seoul. There are English guider for foreigners.
and if you are lucky, you can enjoy some performaces or demonstrations, let say, how to make and
drink Korean Tea etc. You will not regret it.

The 5 Palaces and Shirine of Chosun Dynasty (1392AD - 1910AD)

Kyungbok-Palace	The 1st and Main Palace. Burned at Japanese invasion in 1592. Rebuilt it in 1868.
Changduk-Palace	After Kyungbok-Palace burned out, this was used for official Palace. Many of houses were burned by fire in 1917.
Changkyung-Palace	It was built for women of Royal family, but also used for official palace too. Japanese destroyed this palace and made it Zoo, but now we are keep rebuiling them to original status even now.
Kyungwoon-Palace	It was used for temporary palace, after Japanese invasion, and later, it was used for palace again shortly.
Kyunghee-Palace	The palace has sad history.. not for official palace. Japanese destroyed this and made a middle-high school. Now we moved the school and are re-building them again one after another...even now.
Jongmyo-Shirine	It is the shrine for all kings and queens of Chosun dynasty.

Above was brought from eBook .

2. Korean Folk Village
Palace is the place for King and his families, as well as for high officials.
Now you may take a look of General Korean peoples life of Chosun Dynasty(1392-1919)in Soowan city, 35 Km south of Seoul.
There is a Korean Folk Village, most of the houses and tools there, are original, not fake. Tour buses are available from most of the hotels.