Jongmyo

**Jongmyo**
	royal Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea
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Instance of	Confucian royal ancestral shrine;
Location	Jongno District, Seoul, Seoul Capital Area, ROK
Heritage designation	World Heritage Site (Jongmyo Shrine, (iv), 1995–); Historic sites of South Korea (125, 1963–);
Area	19.4 ha (World Heritage Site);
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	37° 34′ 29″ N, 126° 59′ 37″ E
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	Q490497; GND ID: 7527117-5; Library of Congress authority ID: sh2014000309; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16706388q; National Library of Korea ID: KSH2000029947; J9U ID: 987007579377705171; World Heritage Site ID: 738; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 10773432
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English: Jongmyo is a Confucian shrine dedicated to the memorial services for the deceased kings and queens of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. According to UNESCO, the shrine is the oldest royal Confucian shrine preserved and the ritual ceremonies continue a tradition established since the 14th century. Such shrines existed during the Three Kingdoms of Korea period but only the shrines for the rulers of Joseon remain. The Jongmyo Shrine was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.

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Jongmyo jerye

English: An elaborate performance of Korean ancient court music (with accompanying dance) known as Jongmyo jeryeak (hangul: 종묘제례악; hanja: 宗廟祭禮樂) is performed there each year in May. Musicians, dancers, and scholars would perform Confucian rituals, such as the Jongmyo Daeje (Royal Shrine Ritual) in the courtyard five times a year. Today the rituals have been reconstructed and revived. The Jongmyo Daeje has been designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 56.

Jongmyo

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