Daejanggeum Theme Park () is a restored and renovated outdoor set owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation where most of the

Korean drama Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea. They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular cultu ...

Dae Jang Geum ''Dae Jang Geum'' (; literally "The Great Jang-geum"), also known as ''Jewel in the Palace'', is a 2003 South Korean historical drama television series directed by Lee Byung-hoon. It first aired on MBC from September 15, 2003 to March 23, 2 ...

'' was filmed.

History

The area of outdoor set is about 2,000 square meters within the MBC Yangjoo Culture Valley which is located in Mansong-dong,

Yangju Yangju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yangju is located south of Dongducheon and north of Uijeongbu, not far from Seoul. History * 1395 - Renamed to Yangju. * January 1, 1963 - Uijeongbu is separated and becomes a city. * Apri ...

City,

Gyeonggi Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

Province. It was once used as a filming location of earlier historical themed dramas such as '' Hur Jun'' and ''

Sangdo, Merchants of Joseon ''The Merchant'' () is a South Korean historical television drama, based on ''The Merchant of Joseon'', a novel written by Choi In-ho (2000). It tells the story of Im Sang-ok (1779–1855), a legendary merchant who lived in the Joseon Dynasty ...

'', other variety shows were produced there as well, prior to its opening to the public.

Opening

Opened to the public in December 2004, the Daejanggeum Theme Park is

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

's first drama theme park. It was made for spreading Korean Wave and introducing not only Korean culture but Korean court culture. There are 23 facilities such as Dae Jeon, Dae Bi Jeon, Soo Ra Gan (So Joo Bang), Toi Sun Gan, Oak Sa, Guest house, Sa Ong Won, Brewery and so on. There are also some instruments that was used when the ''Dae Jang Geum'' was filmed. Events and experience programs are progressing at this place so that visitors can see and experience various things.

Closure

Due to some damages to its temporal building structures and for visitors' safety reasons, the theme park was closed to the public on January 1, 2014, while it continues on as a filming location for producing future historical themed dramas and variety shows.

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