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MBC invites Chinese Journalists in Korea to Dae Jang Geum Park
- 8 Correspondents from 6 Chinese press agencies, including Xinhua News Agency and People's Daily, Participates

On October 29th, MBC invited Chinese correspondents in Korea to Dae Jang Geum Park, which has become the center of Korean wave, or hallyu, content production. The journalists looked around to experience the large-scale filming location for broadcasting production.

 

Dae Jang Geum Park has reproduced the architecture of the past, from the Silla Dynasty to the Joseon Dynasty, through thorough historical research. In order to help people understand the lifestyle and customs from the past, it has a marketplace, Podocheong (police bureau during Joseon), and jail as well as various daily household items, such as traditional Korean pot (caldron), bowls, and clothing. It is the biggest filming set for historical dramas in Korea and at the same time, a Korean wave, or hallyu, theme park.

 

The Chinese journalists visited various parts in Dae Jang Geum Park, touring around the drama filming spots and sharing their thoughts on Korean wave content. They visited the set for “Jewel in the Palace (Dae Jang Geum)”, the drama that first sparked the Korean wave, Muryangsujeon Hall which overlooks the whole of Dae Jang Geum Park, marketplace, Injung hall where scenes of coronation ceremonies and royal banquets are filmed, and military exercise hall where martial arts action scenes are filmed.

A total of 8 correspondents from 6 Chinese press agencies – Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, Legal Daily, China Economic Daily, China News Service, and Dalian Television (DLTV) – participated in the event. The journalists shared their thoughts on the tour by saying, “It was an enjoyable and interesting time” and “Dae Jang Geum Park was very interesting and I would like to personally come back, look around, and write an article about it”.

 

In order to develop Dae Jang Geum Park into the best Korean wave theme park that communicates with global viewers, MBC is planning to provide various attractions, such as organizing drama press conferences and fan meetings of celebrities, create seasonal experience programs, and make the park become a tourist attraction for Korean wave content by attracting more foreign tourists.