Gyeongbokgung Palace Jagyeongjeon Tea Ceremony
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Overview
A traditional tea ceremony experience will take place at Jagyeongjeon Hall in Gyeongbokgung every Saturday and Sunday from mid May to mid October, 2014.
The ceremony includes a tea culture demonstration and experience, making honey cakes, traditional etiquette introduction, and lectures related to tea culture. To participate in the tea ceremony, download the application form from the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation website and submit the form through email.
Utilization information
Opening hours, closed days and other practical details.
- End date
- 20151025
- Official website
- http://www.royalpalace.go.kr (Korean, English)
- Venue
- Jagyeongjeon Hall in Gyeongbokgung Palace
- Start date
- 20150905
- Venue info
- [Subway]
Gyeongbokgung Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 5.
Gwanghwamun Station (Seoul Subway Line 5), Exit 2.
[Bus]
Take Bus 0212, 1020, 1711, 7016, 7022, 1020, 109, 171, 272,602, 602-1 (Airport Bus), 606, 7025, 708, 9708 to Gyeongbokgung Palace. - Show times
- May-July, September-October, 2014
Saturdays and Sundays - Time needed
- About 1 hour
- Hours
- Free (admission fee charged)
Updated 2016.04.24
Introduction
The ceremony includes a tea culture demonstration and experience, making honey cakes, traditional etiquette introduction, and lectures related to tea culture. To participate in the tea ceremony, download the application form from the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation website and submit the form through email.
Programs
(20 participants who have pre-registered / Daecheongmaru in Jagyeongjeon Hall
2nd session: 14:00-15:00
(Visitors who register on site on the day itself (first come 16 people) / front yard of Jagyeongjeon Hall)
How to Particpate
- Schedule: May-July / September-October (Saturdays and Sundays)
- Eligiblity: Visitors from home and overseas on a first-come and first-served basis (up to 20 people for pre-registered & on-site participants up to 2 people of 8 teams (17 people in total))
- Program: Tea ceremony demostration and experience
[Registration]
- How to participate : Download the application form from the Korea Cultural Heritage website and submit it through email.
- Registration period: From August 7. 2014 ~ (Email to [email protected])
- For regular programs, both Korean and foreigners can apply (up to 2 people max for each application)
For speical progrmas, only foreign individual or group can apply (no Korean application accpeted)
- Inquiries: +82-2-730-9924
* If applicant has already participated in the first half of 2014's program, double entry will not be accepted.
* Participants can bring one companion. Participation is limited to one time only.
* Participation is free of charge; however an admission fee of 3,000 won must be paid to enter the palace.
* Meeting time: 1st session - 12:30 / 2nd session - on-site registation starts from 13:00.
* Gathering venue: Jagyeongjeon Hall
* Short pants, sleeveless shirts, short skirts are not allowed. Participants must wear socks.
Access
How to get here by subway or bus, with a map.
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161, Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Traffic information
- Subway Line 3 Gyeongbokgung (Government Complex-Seoul) (경복궁(정부서울청사)) - 582.7m
- Subway Line 3 Anguk (안국) - 731.9m
- Subway Line 5 Gwanghwamun (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts) (광화문(세종문화회관)) - 956.2m
- Subway Line 1 Jonggak (종각) - 1127.3m
- Subway Line 5 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1496.4m
- Subway Line 3 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1496.4m
- Subway Line 1 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1496.4m
- Subway Line 2 Euljiro 1(il)ga (을지로입구) - 1556.9m
- Subway Line 2 City Hall (시청) - 1651.5m
- Subway Line 1 City Hall (시청) - 1651.5m
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