http://www.exploringkorea.com Your Korea Travel Guide Thu, 04 Dec 2014 02:07:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3 http://www.exploringkorea.com/manguri-park-seoul-manguri-public-cemetery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manguri-park-seoul-manguri-public-cemetery http://www.exploringkorea.com/manguri-park-seoul-manguri-public-cemetery/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:23:00 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3813 Manguri Park in Jangnang, Seoul is the only public cemetery in Seoul. The whole site which contains 28,500 grave sites stop accepting new graves on March 23rd, 1973. Since then it became a public park called Maguri Park. The park is located right on the border of Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. In recent times the park [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/manguri-park-seoul-manguri-public-cemetery/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/lee-yun-tak-monument-hangul-stele/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lee-yun-tak-monument-hangul-stele http://www.exploringkorea.com/lee-yun-tak-monument-hangul-stele/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:22:01 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3804 The Lee Yun-Tak Hangeul Monument in Nowon, Seoul is the oldest monument (stele) in Korea with Hangul carved on it and dates to 1536. The monument is a warning in front of the grave of Yi Yun-Tak and his wife. The monument was put there by his son, Yi Mungeon as a warning for people [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/lee-yun-tak-monument-hangul-stele/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/munhwa-ryu-clan-tombs-seoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=munhwa-ryu-clan-tombs-seoul http://www.exploringkorea.com/munhwa-ryu-clan-tombs-seoul/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:25:27 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3800 The Munhwa Ryu Clan Tombs are located in Ogeum Park in Seoul. The family tombs of Ryu Bokryong, Ryu Inho and Ryu Huirim are located at this site. The Munhwa Ryu Clan were the upper class of society during the  Goryeo and Joseon dynasty and were involved politics. The main tomb at the Munhwa Ryu [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/munhwa-ryu-clan-tombs-seoul/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/cheonggwonsa-shrine-tomb-seoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheonggwonsa-shrine-tomb-seoul http://www.exploringkorea.com/cheonggwonsa-shrine-tomb-seoul/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:12:34 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3730 Cheonggwonsa Shrine in Seoul is located right beside Bangbae station on line 2. Cheonggwonsa Shrine was built below the tombs of Prince Hyoryong (1396-1486) and his wife, Princess Jeong (1394-1470). Cheonggwonsa Shrine was built in 1736. Prince Hyoryong was the 2nd son of King Taejong and the older brother of the next King, King Sejong the [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/cheonggwonsa-shrine-tomb-seoul/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/jangneung-royal-tomb-gangwon-do-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jangneung-royal-tomb-gangwon-do-korea http://www.exploringkorea.com/jangneung-royal-tomb-gangwon-do-korea/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:49:33 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3696 Jangneung Royal Tomb is located in Gangwon-do Province. This is the furthest Royal Tomb from the capital, Seoul. At Jangneung lies the body of King Danjong, the 6th King of the Joseon Dynasty and a history hall about King Danjong. King Danjong was only 12 when he became King and just two years later he [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/jangneung-royal-tomb-gangwon-do-korea/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/yeongneung-nyeongneung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yeongneung-nyeongneung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do http://www.exploringkorea.com/yeongneung-nyeongneung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:13:31 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3690 Yeongneung - Nyeongneung Royal Tombs has two tomb burial sites, Yeongneung and Nyeongneung. This tomb site is very popular as it holds the body of King Sejong the Great. Yeongneung Royal Tomb: Yeongneung tomb is the joint tomb of King Sejong, the 4th King of the Joseon Dynasty and his wife, Queen Soheonwanghu. King Sejong was the [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/yeongneung-nyeongneung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/hongyureung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hongyureung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea http://www.exploringkorea.com/hongyureung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:32:05 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3684 Hongyureung Royal Tomb site has two burial mounds called Hongneung and Yureung. This tomb site is important and unique. Enshrined here are the last rulers of the Joseon Dynasty and the creators of the new empire called the Daehan Empire. Being a new Era in Korea the tombs are slightly different and were modelled after Ming [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/hongyureung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/sareung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sareung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea http://www.exploringkorea.com/sareung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:36:22 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3679 Sareung Royal Tomb holds the tomb of Queen Jeongsun. She was the wife of King Danjong, the 6th king of the Joseon Dynasty. King Danjong was only 12 when he became King and just two years later he was overthrown in a coup by Sejong the Great's second son, King Sejo. King Danjong and Queen Jeongsun [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/sareung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/gwangneung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gwangneung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea http://www.exploringkorea.com/gwangneung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:16:13 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3676 Gwangneung Royal Tomb in Gyeonggi-do holds the Royal Tomb of King Sejo, the 7th King of the Joseon Dynasty and his wife Queen Jeonghui. King Sejo was the second son of King Sejong the Great and in is his reign he had many achievements. The tombs are enshrined separately and are facing each other from two [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/gwangneung-royal-tomb-gyeonggi-do-korea/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/taegangneung-royal-tomb-seoul-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taegangneung-royal-tomb-seoul-korea http://www.exploringkorea.com/taegangneung-royal-tomb-seoul-korea/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:49:42 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3672 Taegangneung Royal Tomb has two burial sites, Taereung and Gangneung. Taegangneung Royal Tomb is not open to the public. The tomb is located in the north east of Seoul beside Korea Military Academy and Hwarangdae Railroad Station. All the royal tombs in Korea were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in June, 2009. Taereung [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/taegangneung-royal-tomb-seoul-korea/feed/ 0