However, this personal relationship is set against the backdrop of 1592, when King Seon-jo (Cha Seung-won) flees the capital ...
As the first King Taejo of Joseon, he chose Hanyang (present-day Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of feng shui—as the capital of the new dynasty. He also ordered the ...
The city of Seoul conducts this almost every day to foster a familiarity with the history of the Joseon Dynasty.
The fictional inn is not quite as grand as the palace, but it’s the grandest inn in Hanyang, capital of Joseon, the Korean kingdom that existed from 1392 to 1897. At Yongcheonru, the customer is ...