The following is the fourth in a series of articles featuring tourist sites in Gangnam, southern Seoul, where both domestic and foreign tourists can experience an alluring blend of modern and ...

The Seonjeongneung Tombs are located at 100-1 Seolleung-ro Street, Gangnam-gu District, Seoul. The tombs belong to King Seongjong (성종, 成宗) (r. 1469-1494), the ninth Joseon monarch, one of his sons, ...

Gangnam-gu, Seoul, is hosting a special cultural heritage exhibition titled "600 Years Preserved by Pilgyeongjae: Prince Gwangpyeong and His Descendants" at the Milal Museum of Art until June 22. The ...

The author is the head of the Innovation Lab of the JoongAng Ilbo. “This was not done by the power of man but was ordered by the Heavenly God,” says the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The ...

A stone statue of Seolleung in southern Seoul oversees buildings in one of the busiest areas in Korea. Seolleung is the burial mound of King Seongjong, the ninth monarch of the Joseon Kingdom. / Korea ...