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| ▲ This photo provided by the Korea Heritage Service shows the beautiful ginkgo tree at the National Palace Museum of Korea. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- A ginkgo tree rest area in front of the National Palace Museum of Korea near Seoul's Gyeongbok Palace will become a wedding venue as its leaves turn yellow each autumn.
The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Friday that a total of 28 couples will hold outdoor weddings around the ginkgo tree area in front of the museum every Saturday, Sunday and public holiday through Nov. 8.
The outdoor wedding program, launched for the first time this year, was designed to reduce the financial burden of marriage on young couples and promote the value and beauty of national heritage in everyday life.
A total of 293 couples applied for the program, with 28 selected through competition at a ratio of about 10 to 1.
Next year, a total of 80 couples are scheduled to get married in spring and autumn.
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| ▲ This photo provided by the Korea Heritage Service shows the poster promoting the National Palace Museum of Korea's outdoor wedding program. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Yonhap) |
At 4 p.m. Friday, Estonian YouTuber Mai, who has introduced hanbok and Korean traditional culture, is scheduled to hold her wedding ceremony at the venue.
Mai made headlines last year after becoming the first foreigner to be selected as Miss Chunhyang, a beauty pageant celebrating the traditional Korean figure Chunhyang.
Korea Heritage Service Administrator Huh Min and Estonian Ambassador to South Korea Tanel Sepp will attend the wedding to celebrate the couple's new beginning.
A museum official said, "We will provide the annex, newly refurbished with dancheong, free of charge as a reception space for wedding guests and operate the site in a way that minimizes inconvenience to general visitors."
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