• The shrine is the site of the royal memorial service, called Jongmyo Jaerye, a national event that has been passed down since the Three Kingdoms period.
  • When it was built in 1394 at the order of King Taejo, the Jongmyo Shrine was thought to be one of the longest buildings in Asia, if not the longest.
  • Jongmyo is the supreme state shrine where the royal ancestral tablets of deceased kings and queens are enshrined and sacrificial rites are performed for them.
  • So what does the Jongmyo Shrine have to do with Confucianism? Well, one of the Confucian beliefs is that your body and your spirit separate when you die.
  • Construction and management of Jongmyo, and the operations of Jongmyo Jerye rituals, are all meticulously recorded in the royal protocols of the Joseon Dynasty.
  • Jongmyo Shrine is the royal ancestral shrine of the Joseon Dynasty. ... The spirit tablets of kings and queens were kept at Jongmyo Shrine as well.
  • During the week you cannot freely visit the Jongmyo Shrine and will have to join a tour as part of the ticket. There are different languages for different times.
  • Jongmyo Jerye (종묘제례). This is a wonderful opportunity to see a traditional ancestral rite carried out with ritual music and dance performances.
  • Only Korea has preserved its royal shrine and continues to perform royal ancestral rites known as Jongmyo Jerye and Jongmyo Jeryeak.
  • The Jongmyo Jerye-ak, the traditional court music of Joseon, is performed by the Royal Court Orchestra and has been designated as Intangible Cultural Property...