The Seoul city government and the Seoul Tourism Foundation announced on the 30th that they will operate the 'Seoul Walking Tour at Seodaemun Prison History Hall Course' from August 5 to illuminate the pain and hope of modern and contemporary history, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Liberation.
The Seoul Walking Tour program allows participants to walk through major tourist attractions in Seoul, such as Gyeongbokgung Palace, Jeongdong, and Naksan Fortress, while listening to free explanations about hidden historical, cultural, and natural tourism resources from cultural tourism interpreters.
The Seodaemun Prison History Hall Course is a historical experience course that starts at Independence Gate and continues to the Seodaemun Prison History Hall, seeking traces of the independence movement that continued amidst the colonial realities of the Japanese occupation period. During the approximately two-hour journey, cultural tourism interpreters will accompany participants, sharing historical stories embedded throughout the course and providing services in a total of seven languages in addition to Korean.
This course can be reserved starting from the 1st on the website (http://dobo.visitseoul.net), and the expense is free.
Gu Jong-won, director of the Seoul City Tourism and Sports Bureau, noted that the Seodaemun Prison History Hall Course will be a time to reflect on the importance of daily life that independence activists sought to protect and the values we must uphold today.