• Royal Palace chief gatekeeper ceremony

  A long history or a strong nation is proud of its traditional uniqueness,
  That pride is the power of the people and the nation.

  Each nation has its own unique culture, and it is difficult to associate or detach culture from history.
  It is difficult to deduce and preliminarily determine the past unfamiliar forms, as it reveals itself in time.
  Furthermore, it is difficult to recover the culture even in the disconnected history.
  Therefore, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has been receiving specialists' historical research since 1996,
  and it is recreating ceremony of the royal palace gate at Deoksugung Palace. Also, it has become a brilliant
  and dignified traditional Korean cultural product that is comparable to the ceremony of the British royal family.

  

• Bosinghak bell-tolling event

  A thousand-year-old bell with citizens!
  Bosinghak bell-tolling event

  Bosinghak is also known as the Jonggak, and was named after the 32nd year of King Gojong(1895).
  It was built in the 4th year of King Taejo(1395) for the first time and it was burned out four times and rebuilt eight times.
  The current building was built in Seoul, August 1979, and consists of five buildings in east-west and five buildings
  in north and south. The second treasure Bosingak bell was found in the 14th year of King Sejo(1468),
  moved to the Namdaemun after the temple was destroyed and was relocated to Myeongraedong where is near
  the Myeongdong Cathedral in the 30th year of King Sunjo. Currently it has been stored in the National Museum
  of Korea due to the end of use and now it has been restored in 1985 by collecting national donations.

  

• Signal fire ceremony
  of Namsan Beacon Fire Station

  
  Namsan sky, another landscape! It goes beyond Internet
  Signal fire ceremony of Namsan Beacon Fire Station

  People used the smoke during the day and the torch at night. In the event of rain or cloudy cover
  and no contact with the sign, a small drum, a horn trumpet, a flamethrower, and a flags were used to inform
  the urgent information. In the worst situation, who gives signal fire ran to the person on the other side to give the news.
  As a material of a torch, materials that are often found in the surroundings were used as fuel such as horses, cows,
  rabbit poop, pine trees, and others are used as fuel. It was used as an auxiliary material to prevent smoke from being
  disturbed by the wind during the day as it was mixed with main material such as burnt things and raw sugar.

  

The traditional culture patrol of Seoul, where the breath of history revives

We will inform you about the time, venue and programs regarding ceremony of the Royal Palace Gate,
Bosingak bell-tolling ceremony and Signal fire ceremony of Namsan Beacon Fire Station. Please participate in traditional cultural event in Seoul!

Royal Palace chief gatekeeper ceremony

• Hours 11am, 2pm, 3:30pm (Closed on Mondays)
• Venue Daehanmoon of Deoksugung Palace (Deoksugung Palace, City Hall Station direction)

Bosinghak bell-tolling ceremony

• Hours 11:00 am to 12:20 pm (Closed on Mondays)
• Venue Bonsinghak (Exit 4, Jonggak Station, Line 1)

Signal fire ceremony of Namsan Fire Beacon Station

• Hours 11am to 12:30 pm (Closed on Mondays)
• Venue Namsan Fire Beacon Station (10 mins walk from Exit 3 of Myeongdong Station)