This course offers a glimpse at historical changes from the pre-historic period to the Three Kingdoms period and at the lifestyles of the Baekje people through visits to the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site and Mongchon Museum of History. Enjoy strolling along a romantic urban castle wall by way of the mud rampart and walk the paths of Olympic Park that have been used as shooting sites for famous Korean dramas and TV commercials.
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The beautiful stone-walled Jeongdong Street is more than just a place where lovers come to walk; it is also the location of some of the most historically significant places to modern Korea. This course is wonderful because of its focus on sites with such modern historical importance.
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This course offers a journey through the historical and cultural records hidden in the back streets of Seongbuk-dong. These streets trace the historical paths of some of the great figures of Korean history including Choi Sunu, Manhae Han Yongun and Yi Taejun. Seonjamdanji, Gilsangsa, and Seoul Seonggwak have important stories to tell about Korean history, religion and architecture.
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This trip will take you from the palaces of former kings of the Joseon era, to the modern residence of Korean presidents. Probably the most fabulous and famous palace in Korea, representing nearly 500 years of Joseon Kingdom history, is Gyeongbokgung Palace.
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* Please note that Hyojadong Sarangbang is excluded from the tour until February 2010, when its remodeling gets completed.
Begin at Jongmyo, a Confucian shrine dedicated to memorial services of past kings in the Joseon Kingdom. Pass through the surrounding dense forest to see the unique architecture of Changgyeonggung Palace, another of the "Five Grand Palaces" of the Joseon kingdom.
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Bukchon, a special area in Seoul where traditional Korean homes called hanok are gathered together. Walking through the alleys amid this hanok houses and various other museums and cultural centers tourists are provided with an opportunity to have diverse experiences.
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This tour course is aimed to help with an understanding of the history of the Joseon Dynasty and its royal tombs, which have recently been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage, via visiting two royal tombs: Seolleung, where King Seongjong is buried with his consort Queen Jeonghyeon and Jeongneung. This course also takes visitors to Bongeunsa (Temple), a Buddhist temple related to many historic figures of the Joseon Dynasty.
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Through the newly revitalized Cheonggyecheon, with its fountains and waterfalls, one can see the magnificent restoration of this important water way in downtown Seoul. At the Cheong Gye Cheon Museum you can see images from Cheonggyecheon's past and present that are on display.
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This is a very interesting walking-route that will give you good impressions of Korea's dynamic history, including sites of the Joseon Dynasty to modern times. Climbing up the steep slopes of Mt. Namsan in the center of Seoul, you will also enjoy some beautiful and photogenic scenery.
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This walking-tour route will show you some very interesting sites of Seoul's long history that foreign visitors rarely get to visit, including a section of the old stone city wall and the restored residences of a Joseon aristocrat and Korea's first President. There is some notable natural and urban scenery along the way.
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Mangwonjeong takes you into the poetical world of our ancestors and offers anecdotes pertaining to the kings of the Joseon Dynasty. Walk along the historic Hangang and you will soon arrive at Yanghwajin Naruteo, one of the three major ferry points of the Joseon Dynasty and the Jeoldusan heritage site.
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