Gyeongbokgung Palace and National Folk Museum

For nearly three centuries, Gyeongbokgung sat as a field of scorched ruins after a devastating invasion, completely erased until a desperate dynasty rebuilt it stone by stone. While kings held lavish moonlit banquets on floating pavilions, millions of commoners outside the walls navigated strict seasons of farming, shamanic rituals, and ancestral rites. This morning walk bridges both worlds in one seamless, sensory narrative.