[Photo] First Reenactment of Sungnyemun Opening and Closing Ceremony View original image


On the 15th, the 'Gate Opening and Closing Ceremony' is being reenacted for the first time at Sungnyemun in Jung-gu, Seoul. The Gate Opening and Closing Ceremony was one of the watch rituals guarding the city walls of Hanyang Fortress during the Joseon Dynasty, where the Su-mun-gun (gate guards) performed the procedure of opening and closing the gates of Sungnyemun. /Reporter Mun Honam munonam@



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