Meet the Spring Flowers at Royal Palaces and Royal Tombs

Photo: Changdeokgung Palace Gwanramji Pond (Left) and Nakseonjae Hall (Right)
(Credit: Cultural Heritage Administration)The warm spring breeze is waking up Seoul’s Royal Palaces and Royal Tombs from the cold winter. The first flower bud of 2018 began to come out on March 15 from ginger plants at Changdeokgung Palace Gwanramji Pond and Changgyeonggung Palace Gyeongchunjeon. Changdeokgung Palace Nakseonjae Hall, Gyeongbokgung Palace Gyeonghoeru, and Deoksugung Palace Jeonggwanheon Hall soon followed with blooming of their own and will spread to across Seoul’s Royal Palaces and Royal Tombs.
Cultural Heritage Administration released the forecast of spring flower blooming period and seven recommended royal palaces and royal tombs for spring flower viewing. ▲ For cherry tree blossoms, azaleas, and roses, visit Amisan Mountain flower stairs, the backdrop of Gyeongbokgung Palace Gyotaejeon Hall in early April. ▲ For apricot tree blossoms and peony, visit Changdeokgung Palace Nakseonjae Hall in late March. ▲ For apricot tree blossoms, cherry tree blossoms, and plum tree blossoms, visit Changgyeonggung Palace Okcheongyo Bridge and the stream nearby in late March. ▲ For peony, royal azaleas, and azaleas, visit Deoksugung Palace Jeonggwanheon Hall in mid May. ▲ For cherry blossoms, visit around Princess Deokhye’s Grave at Royal Tomb of Hongneung and Yureung in Namyangju during mid April. ▲ For azaleas, visit Royal Tomb of Taereung and Gangneung in Seoul during early April. ▲ For pine trees and azaleas, visit Royal Tomb of Yungneung and Geolleung in Hwaseong during early April.
Take into consideration that spring flowers usually peak around one week after they first bloom when visiting the royal palaces and royal tombs.
▲ Spring flower blooming period forecast for Royal PalacesPalace | Flower | Estimated Blooming period |
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Gyeongbokgung Palace | Cherry tree blossoms | Apr. 08 - 25 |
Plum blossoms | Mar. 22 - Apr. 12 |
Apricot tree blossoms | Apr. 02 - 15 |
Cherry blossoms | Apr. 02 - 18 |
Changdeokgung Palace | Ginger tree blossoms | Mar.15 - 29 |
Plum blossoms Cherry blossoms | Mar. 22 - Apr. 10 |
Cherry tree blossoms | Apr. 08 - 23 |
Royal Azaleas | Apr.08 - May. 20 |
Peonies | May 01 - 20 |
Changgyeonggung Palace | Ginger tree blossoms | Mar. 15 - 29 |
Azaleas Cherry tree blossoms | Mar. 27 - Apr. 23 |
Royal Azaleas | Apr. 08 - May 20 |
Plum tree blossoms Apricot tree blossoms | Mar. 22 - Apr. 15 |
Deoksugung Palace | Cherry blossoms | Apr. 02 - 15 |
Apricot tree blossoms | Apr. 02 - 15 |
Royal Azaleas | Apr. 08 – May 20 |
Peonies | May 01 - 20 |
Jongmyo Shrine | Azaleas Royal Azaleas | Mar. 27 – May 23 |
Apricot tree blossoms | Apr. 02 - 15 |
▲ Spring flower blooming period forecast for Royal TombsRoyal Tomb | Flower | Estimated Blooming period |
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Donggureum, Guri | Peach tree blossoms Crampbark | Apr. 01 - Jun. 15 |
Gwangneung, Namyangju | Sansuyu (cornus fruit) blossoms | Mar. 25 – Apr. 15 |
Azaleas | Apr. 02 - 22 |
Sareung, Namyangju | Azaleas | Apr. 01 - 4.20 |
Hongneung & Yureung, Namyangju | Cherry blossoms | Apr. 23 – May 15 |
Taereung & Gangneung, Seoul | Azaleas Royal Azaleas | Mar. 27 - May 20 |
Jeongneung, Seoul | Azeleas | Mar. 27 – Apr. 28 |
Uireung, Seoul | Royal Azaleas | May 02 - 20 |
Heolleung & Illeung, Seoul | Azeleas Sansuyu (cornus fruit) blossoms | Mar. 27 – Apr. 28 |
Seolleung & Jeongneung, Seoul | Cherry blossoms | Apr. 03 - 19 |
Yeongneung & Nyeongneung, Yeoju | Azeleas | Mar. 27 – Apr. 30 |
Seooreung, Goyang | Cherry blossoms | Apr. 11 - 20 |
Seosamneung, Goyang | Azeleas | Apr. 01 - 20 |
Yungneung & Geolleung, Hwaseong | Azeleas | Mar. 27 – Apr. 15 |
Sansuyu (cornus fruit) blossoms | Mar. 25 – Apr. 20 |
Samneung, Paju | Cherry blossoms | Apr. 11 - 20 |
Azeleas White forsythia | Apr. 10 - 20 |
Jangneung, Gimpo | Azeleas Cherry blossoms | Apr. 10 - 20 |
※ The above dates include the period of spring flowers in full bloom and may change depending on the weather.
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Meet the Spring Flowers at Royal Palaces and Royal Tombs
☞ Location: Royal Palaces and Royal Tombs around Seoul and Gyeonggi-do
☞ Spring related events at Royal Palaces and Royal Tombs
- Deoksugung Palace spring music recital: Apr. 06 - 27, 2018. Every Friday 12:20 -13:10 / In front of Jeukjodang Hall
- Special opening of Azalea Hill near the Royal Tomb of King Sejong: Apr. 14 - 22, 2018. Open only during operating
hours / Walking trail of Yeongneung & Nyeongneung in Yeoju
☞ Cultural Heritage Administration website: www.cha.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
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Information courtesy of Cultural Heritage Administration