SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Free admission to 65 Buddhist temples that own or manage state-designated cultural properties across the country began Thursday. This was made possible as a revised law requiring the state to compensate such civilian organizations for the admission fees that they waive for visitors came into force that day. Before [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Admission fees for 65 Buddhist temples affiliated with the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, around the country will be scrapped starting this week, the cultural heritage authority and the sect said Monday. The free admission will begin Thursday, when a revised law requiring the state to make [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Major royal palaces in Seoul will offer free admission during the Lunar New Year holiday from Friday to Monday, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said. Four palaces from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) — Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Deoksu and Changgyeong — will open during the four days including Monday, when they [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Chuseok is the traditional Korean autumn harvest celebration, similar to Thanksgiving in the United States. Many Koreans visit their hometowns for ancestral rituals and spend time with their families during the holiday. But if you’re planning to spend the Chuseok holiday in Seoul, visiting royal palaces and tombs, national [...]