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| ▲ This photo, shows Changdeokgung Changuijeong Rice Planting held last year. (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) --The Cultural Heritage Administration Royal Palaces and Tombs Center, along with the National Institute of Crop Science, will be holding a rice planting event at 11 a.m. on the 24th at Cheonguijeong, Okryucheon and , Changdeokgung Palace.
The Changdeokgung rice planting event is an annual event to reflect on the meaning of the Chingyeongrye (agriculture-related royal ceremonies) that the king of the Joseon Dynasty cultivated himself to pray for a good harvest along informing the importance of farming.
Although in 2020 and 2021, the ceremony was held simply on the day the palace was closed due to COVID-19, this year, the visitors will be able to experience it in the Changdeokgung Palace.
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