This is Hwaseong Palace in Suwon, a special city in southern Gyeonggi Province.

This is Hwaseong Haenggung in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do. Hwaseong Haenggung Historic Site No. 478 Hwaseong Haenggung was built on the eastern foot of Paldalsan Mountain in 1789 (the 13th year of King Jeongjo’s reign) after the construction of Suwon’s new town. King Jeongjo built Suwon New Town and built a fortress while moving his father, Crown Prince Sado’s tomb to Hyeonreungwon. From 1790 to 1795, he built Gwacheon Haenggung, Inyang Haenggung, Saguncham Haenggung, Siheung Haenggung, Ansan Haenggung, and Hwaseong Haenggung at important transit points from Seoul to Suwon. Among them, Hwaseong Haenggung is the most representative of the Haenggungs in terms of size and function. Hwaseong Haenggung was also used as a government office where the Suwon-bu magistrate worked during normal times. After the Hyeonwon Cheonbong in October 1789, Jeongjo held 13 royal processions over 12 years from February of the following year to January 1800 (the 24th year of Jeongjo’s reign). Each time, Jeongjo stayed at Hwaseong Palace and held various events. After Jeongjo passed away, Hwaryeongjeon was built next to the palace in 1801 (the 1st year of King Sunjo’s reign) and Jeongjo’s portrait was enshrined there. After that, kings such as Sunjo, Heonjong, and Gojong stayed at the palace whenever they visited here. Hwaseong Palace has 576 rooms and is the largest royal palace in Korea. However, during the Japanese colonial period, the facilities except for Naknamheon disappeared due to the Japanese policy of eradicating national culture and history. The restoration project began in 1996 with the participation of local citizens and Suwon City, and the first stage of restoration with 482 rooms was finally completed and opened to the public in October 2003. About 220 years ago, King Jeongjo moved the tomb of Crown Prince Sado to Suwon and built a new city at the foot of Paldansan Mountain, where he expressed his will to reform. Since then, Suwon has been transformed into a city comparable to the capital Hanyang, and as Suwon grew, the sternness of the royal authority also increased. King Jeongjo's reform policy centered around Suwon strengthened the royal authority, and this was a path for the people, the foundation of the country, rather than for the royal subjects and officials. The power of the king used for the powerless commoners, this was the true strengthening of the royal authority that King Jeongjo had hoped for. Although the dream was lost due to King Jeongjo's sudden death, the spirit of Jeongjo's reform, which has not yet ended, is being carried on here in Suwon. In the future, Suwon Hwaseong will grow into a world-class historical and cultural city according to a world-class restoration plan and realize the spirit of Jeongjo's reform. #Domestic travel #Travel plan #February travel subsidy event