‘The 2023 Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace’ – which is jointly promoted by the Cultural Heritage Administration Royal Palaces and Tombs Center (Director: Jeong Seong-jo), the Changdeokgung Palace Management Office (Director: Park Geun-yong), and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (President: Choi Young-chang) - will be held at Changdeokgung Palace for two days on May 28 and June 4.

‘The Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace’ is a royal culture event held at Changdeokgung Palace - a nighttime program where participants can enjoy the charm of the old palace while strolling around Changdeokgung Palace’s secret garden holding Cheongsachorong lanterns that light the way under the soft moonlight. Due to COVID-19, it was held as a domestic event from 2020 to 2022, making it difficult for foreigners to take part in. ‘The 2023 Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace’ is run as a pilot event for foreign nationals in the first half of the year to resume as a regular event in the second half of the year.

‘The 2023 Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace’ designed for foreigners in the first half of the year will be held for two days - on May 28 and June 4 - with tour sessions organized in three foreign languages such as English, Japanese, and Chinese. The tour will be available for a total of 300 foreign nationals, with 150 people served in a total of six 25-person sessions a day.

The tour which begins with a moonlight tour at Donhwamun Gate and goes through Injeongjeon Hall, Nakseonjae Hall and Secret Garden, among others, ends with traditional art performances at various places of the palace. Advance reservation can be made through Ticketlink from 4 p.m. on May 10.

A person can reserve up to 2 tickets online at Ticketlink. The ticket price is KRW 30,000 per person.

For more details, please check the websites of the Cultural Heritage Administration Royal Palaces and Tombs Center (royal.cha.go.kr) and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (www.chf.or.kr/chf/eng) or inquire at Ticketlink’s Global Call Center (☎1644-3850).

The Cultural Heritage Administration Royal Palaces and Tombs Center hopes that foreigners residing in Korea and foreign tourists visiting Korea will participate in the tour and enjoy the beauty of Changdeokgung Palace, Korea's proud cultural heritage, while watching traditional art performances harmonized with the night view of the palace to enjoy first-hand experience of the history and beauty of Korea.