Chuseok Holiday Rich Events Including Night Walk at Namhansanseong

Inside Namhansanseong Haenggung Palace

Gyeonggi Province will hold various programs at the World Heritage site Namhansanseong during the Chuseok holiday.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 24th that from this month until November 5th, it will conduct the "2023 World Heritage Namhansanseong Historical and Cultural Landmark" program every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday, themed around "Traditional Culture Experience," "Forest Ecology School," and "Yeonhui Hanmadang."

In particular, Gyeonggi Province will offer "Haenggung Night Tour," allowing visitors to experience the atmosphere of Namhansanseong at night during the Chuseok holiday. The night tour will be held from 7 PM to 9 PM.

The Traditional Culture Experience includes ▲ "Costume Experience," where visitors wear Joseon Dynasty attire and stroll around Haenggung ▲ "Everyone's Joseon Painting," where participants can paint ink wash paintings such as genre paintings from the Joseon era ▲ "Namhansanseong Byeolsi," where visitors take the Joseon Dynasty civil service examination and try to become the top scorer ▲ and "Dadam," where participants learn tea ceremony etiquette and taste tea and traditional sweets.

The Forest Ecology School consists of a walk through the autumn forest with a forest interpretation expert to learn about trees and flowers, exploring the animals and plants found in the fortress using a coloring book, and hands-on activities such as making pinecone bracelets and leaf bouquets.

Yeonhui Hanmadang features "Traditional Martial Arts Demonstration," showcasing martial arts filled with traditional spirit; "Nongak Band Performance," an intangible cultural heritage of lively dance and music continuing from tradition; "Busking Performances," offering melodies from various music genres including ballads, fusion gugak, and acoustic; and "Meeting with Dr. Park Geum-su," broadening perspectives and awareness through a lecture by a distinguished expert.

Kim Cheon-gwang, Director of the Namhansanseong World Heritage Center, said, "We expect that families, couples, and friends visiting the World Heritage Namhansanseong during the Chuseok holiday will be able to enjoy various programs and the beautiful autumn scenery together."

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