Pictured is a ceremony reenacting the appointment of guards for Gyeongbok Palace, Seoul, Sunday. The ceremony, hosted by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, shows how a king named the guards for his palace during the Joseon era.   Ahn Hoon/The Korea Herald
Pictured is a ceremony reenacting the appointment of guards for Gyeongbok Palace, Seoul, Sunday. The ceremony, hosted by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, shows how a king named the guards for his palace during the Joseon era. Ahn Hoon/The Korea Herald

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