Starlight Night Tour and Moonlight Tour Suspended Due to COVID-19 Resurgence

On the 26th, participants are enjoying their time strolling through the royal palace at the 'Gyeongbokgung Starlight Night Tour' held at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

Various palace and royal tomb events, such as the Gyeongbokgung Starlight Night Tour and the Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour, will be suspended until the 14th of next month. The Cultural Heritage Administration's Office of Palaces and Royal Tombs announced that, following the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters' decision to suspend the operation of public facilities in the Seoul metropolitan area, the viewing of Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung, Jongmyo, and Joseon Royal Tombs will be temporarily halted from 6 p.m. on the 29th. Accordingly, all palace and royal tomb events, including the Gyeongbokgung Royal Guard Changing Ceremony, Saenggwabang, and Starlight Night Tour, will not be held for two weeks. The palace and royal tomb guided tours and the Joseon Royal Tomb ancestral rites, which were scheduled to resume on the 1st of next month, will also be suspended until the 14th. An official stated, “We will monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the metropolitan area and decide on resuming operations in consultation with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters.”

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