Yeongchumun

Many foreigners wear hanbok, so it sometimes changes... this is Korea or foreigners

There are 4 large doors in Gyeongbokgung Palace. Gwanghwamun that we know best is Nammun. The north gate is Shinmumun, the gate used by the king for special reasons, and the alumni, Geonchunmun, is the gate used by Jongsil, Oecheok, Buma, and female officials. The preface, Yeongchumun, was the entrance gate for civilian officers and the only door that the general public could enter with permission, and it was named Yeongchumun because the west symbolizes autumn. It's a very romantic name. Although Yeongchumun doesn't have as fancy decoration as Gwanghwamun, it has a mild and friendly atmosphere. The Yeongchumun was destroyed during the Imjin Invasion and then rebuilt during Gojong, but there is a painful past when it was once demolished. Outside of Gyeongbokgung Palace, face Yeongchumun and look at the left wall. Can you feel something a little different from the right wall? During the Japanese colonial period, in 1926, a wall collapsed. At the time, there was a tramway in front of this Yeongchumun, but the wall of Yeongchumun collapsed due to vibration as the train was running. After that, it was left unattended for nearly 50 years, and it was not restored to its present state until 1975. However, when it was restored to concrete, its original shape and location changed. Since then, there was a building of the Joseon Governor-General here, and there was the 30 Guards Corps, the capital security command, so it was not open to the public, but finally opened it after 43 years in December 2018. By opening the Yeongchumun Gate, all the gates of Gyeongbokgung Palace were opened to the front, and Gyeongbokgung Palace was accessible from all directions, east, west, north and south. Yeongchumun can be said to be the gate of luck that holds so many twisting history intact.

Welcoming autumn at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Yeongchumun Gate ?

The entrance of Gyeongbokgung Palace to the west gate of the four major gates is open in 2019.If you enter Seobok Hanok Village after visiting the gate, you can save a lot of time when you go to Gwanghwamun Gate or the National Palace Museum and the number of visitors is relatively small. It is the most beautiful of the three gates where you can enter Gyeongbokgung Palace because the beautiful nature of Gyeonghoeru, like a floating promenade and a pond, welcomes you through the entrance. Highly recommended for those planning a tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace in autumn

It is the earthen gate which is the west exit of Kyng-bokkung. A door to welcome the fall?