Cool Down with a Cup of Jehotang... Changdeokgung Palace Pharmacy Opens to the Public
Taste "Jehotang" and "Omija Tea,"
Experience Making Herbal Sachets
The Changdeokgung Palace pharmacy will open as a summer rest area.
On July 9, the Changdeokgung Palace Management Office of the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center under the Cultural Heritage Administration announced that, in cooperation with the Donguibogam Project Division of the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, the Changdeokgung Palace pharmacy will be open as a free summer rest area for five weeks from July 15 to August 16. It will operate every Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Located within the palace grounds, this facility served as the Naeuiwon, the royal medical institution of the Joseon Dynasty, and was also known as the pharmacy. After being restored in 2005, it has been used as an exhibition and experience space.
Visitors can enjoy "Jehotang" and "Omija Tea," refreshing drinks favored by the royal family. An official from the Changdeokgung Palace Management Office stated, "We plan to prepare 200 cups each at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., for a total of 400 cups per day."
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Starting July 18, a "making herbal sachets" experience program will be held every weekend. To promote the excellence of Korean medicine, a multilingual booklet of the UNESCO Memory of the World-listed "Donguibogam," translated into 13 languages, will also be distributed.
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