SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in on Saturday went trekking on a trail course and unlocked the gate to the route, 52 years after it was declared off-limits for security reasons. The hike came two days after Cheong Wa Dae announced plans to open the northern side of an ancient fortress wall [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The northern side of an ancient fortress wall on Mount Bukak, just behind the presidential compound in Seoul, will be open to citizens as a new trail course starting in November, 52 years after it became an off-limits zone for security reasons, Cheong Wa Dae announced Thursday. “Mount Bukak [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The mountain just behind the presidential compound will be fully opened to the public in stages before mid-2022, more than a half century after it became off-limits to the public for security reasons, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. It means citizens will be able to walk across the 1.1 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The opening hours of the Bukak mountain trails bordering the backyard of the presidential house Cheong Wa Dae will be broadly extended starting next month, heritage authorities said Tuesday. The entrance to Mount Bukak overlooking central Seoul was previously open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from March to [...]