Joseon heritage tour reopens with new focus on young monarch's tragic story

Joseon heritage tour reopens with new focus on young monarch's tragic story

A popular heritage tour through the royal tombs of the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty will return this month with an expanded itinerary, officials said Wednesday, including a newly added overnight route tracing the life and death of King Danjong, the teenage monarch who was overthrown and later killed after a brief reign. The Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center said its Royal Tombs Eight Scenes program will operate 34 times from Ap…