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Korean medicine event underway at Changdeok Palace

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A visitor receives acupuncture from a practitioner of traditional Korean medicine. Provided by the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea

Vistors to Changdeok Palace will be treated to free traditional Korean medical checkups during an event designed to provide greater insight into Eastern medicine.

The event was initiated last September and is co-hosted by the Association of Korean Oriental Medicine and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, which share the goal of promoting Korean traditional medicine. The event is sponsored by the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea.

“Considering its historical and cultural significance, we decided that Changdeok Palace would be the perfect venue for this event to inform more foreigners about traditional Korean medicine,” said Han Dong-ha, AKOM’s director of medical affairs.

According to Han, the rising global interest in traditional Korean medicine is partly attributable to Donguibogam, a Korean medical encyclopedia from the Joseon Dynasty that was registered as part of Unesco’s Memory of the World Programme in 2009.

The encyclopedia was compiled by court physician Heo Jun and published in 1613 and laid the foundation for traditional Korean medicine, which flourished during the Joseon Dynasty.

Traditional Korean healing methods included using herbal remedies from ingredients like flowers, plants, algae and seaweed; acupuncture; moxibustion, a traditional therapeutic technique that uses aged mugwort formed into a cone that is then burned onto the skin or used with acupuncture needles; aromatherapy and meditation.

The event, which is part of the palace tour program, started last week and has a second run from May 12-15. It is expected to provide more detailed insight into Korean medicine and how the royals were treated.

At Seongjeonggak, the main building of the Naeuiwon (royal infirmary) complex, visitors will be offered free medical checkups by Korean medical doctors in traditional garments.

Visitors can also participate in workshops on how to make herbal medicine, draw paintings from the Donguibogam and try herbal teas matched to their body type.

There are additional events on Teachers’ Day (May 15), when visitors will receive free medical consultations using simple procedures like acupuncture.

These sessions are limited to 40 people and registration is required.

“The event has thus far been successful with foreigners and families,” said Han.

“The Association of Korean Oriental Medicine and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation will collaborate to make the event an annual one,” he added.

*The event will be held from May 12-15 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Go to Anguk Station, line No. 3, exit 3. For details, call the Changdeok Palace Office at (02) 3676-2302 or the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation at (02) 3011-2155.


By Chang Hae-won Contributing writer [estyle@joongang.co.kr]

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