As the film 'The Man Who Lives With the King' draws audiences, visitors will be able to follow the traces of King Danjong and Queen Jeongsun through programs at major heritage sites including Gyeongbokgung, Jangneung, Sareung and Jongmyo.
According to the Korea Heritage Service on the 14th, a special program will run at Gyeongbokgung's Saenggwabang from April 27 to May 3, three times a day for seven days. Each session lasts 70 minutes.
The program, held 18 times in total, features a hands-on experience with simple foods made using ingredients linked to Danjong, along with stories from his childhood. It includes segments titled Meeting Danjong, Being With Danjong (a simple meal experience using wild greens), Connecting With Danjong (writing a letter) and Returning to Everyday Life. Participation is free by advance reservation. Starting at noon on April 20, applicants can reserve up to two tickets per Ticketlink account on a first-come, first-served basis.
A separate two-day, one-night field trip program will be offered three times — in April, May and October — tracing what organizers described as the tragic yet affectionate path of Danjong and Queen Jeongsun. The itinerary begins at Changdeokgung and continues to Cheongnyeongpo and Jangneung in Yeongwol, then to Sareung in Namyangju, and ends at Yeongnyeongjeon Hall at Jongmyo, where the couple's spirit tablets are enshrined.
From April 20 to April 30, a quiz will be held on the Royal Culture Festival's official Instagram account asking participants to identify the name of the Gyeongbokgung building where Danjong stayed in the film. Twenty winners will be selected by drawing to receive a coupon for the K-Heritage online mall and tickets to the closing ceremony of the 2026 fall Royal Culture Festival.
In July, organizers will also hold a public contest seeking videos and photos that use generative artificial intelligence to reinterpret 'life with the king' in a modern way.
Detailed schedules and participation instructions for each program will be announced in stages on the websites of the Royal Tombs and Palaces Heritage Headquarters and the Korea Heritage Agency Foundation.
* This article has been translated by AI.
Copyright ⓒ Aju Press All rights reserved.