Changyeong Palace brings its history to life through smartphone audio guides

The Changyeong Palace Management Office launched a smartphone audio guide at the palace Thursday in partnership with Shinhan Bank. Visitors can scan QR codes at Honghwamun and other points around the grounds to hear commentary in four languages and access sign-language videos. The guide combines explanations of the palace’s history and architecture with dramatized historical accounts, letting visitors explore at their own pace during permitted hours and along designated routes. The Korea Heritage Service said it would continue working with private organizations to expand access to heritage sites.

The Changyeong Palace Management Office is part of the Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center.

The audio commentary is available in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese through Shinhan Bank’s Beautiful Shinhan website.

Professional voice actors and actors Kim Young-min and Kim Hyun-joo recorded the historical narratives.

Visitors can scan QR codes at Honghwamun, the palace’s main gate, and at major points along the grounds.

The service includes sign-language videos for visitors with hearing disabilities.

Published Oct 29, 2026 3:07 pm KST

Visitors dressed in hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) explore Changyeong Palace's Gyeongchunjeon Hall in Jongno District, Seoul, Oct. 7. Yonhap

Visitors to Changyeong Palace can now explore its royal history through their smartphones, with a new audio guide offering stories of the historic site in multiple languages and making its cultural heritage more accessible.

The Changyeong Palace Management Office, part of the Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center, launched the service Thursday in partnership with Shinhan Bank, a corporate supporter of cultural heritage preservation.

Visitors can access the guide by scanning QR codes on information boards at Honghwamun, the palace’s main gate, and at major points along the grounds.

The codes connect users to Shinhan Bank’s Beautiful Shinhan website, where audio commentary is available in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese, alongside sign-language videos for visitors with hearing disabilities.

The service combines basic explanations of the palace’s history and architecture with dramatized accounts of historical events, offering visitors a more engaging way to understand the site.

Professional voice actors, along with actors Kim Young-min and Kim Hyun-joo, lend their voices to the recordings, adding character and atmosphere to the historical narratives.

Visitors can listen at their own pace and choose when and where to access the commentary, provided they remain within permitted visiting hours and designated routes.

The initiative is intended to help domestic and international visitors discover the palace’s historical significance without relying on fixed tour schedules or group guides.

The Korea Heritage Service said it would continue working with private organizations committed to cultural heritage through social contribution programs, with the aim of developing more engaging interpretation services and widening public access to historic sites.

The service reflects an effort to use familiar digital tools to bring cultural heritage closer to visitors while accommodating different language needs and accessibility requirements.

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

周四，昌营宫管理处与新韩银行合作，在昌营宫推出了智能手机语音导览服务。游客可在洪化门及宫内其他地点扫描二维码，收听四种语言的讲解，并观看手语视频。该导览服务将宫殿的历史和建筑介绍与戏剧化的历史故事相结合，让游客在规定的开放时间内，沿着指定路线，按照自己的节奏进行参观。韩国文化遗产厅表示，将继续与民间组织合作，扩大文化遗产的开放范围。

昌营宫管理处隶属于韩国遗产厅皇家宫殿陵墓中心。

您可以通过新韩银行的“美丽新韩”网站收听韩语、英语、中文和日语的音频解说。

专业配音演员兼演员金英敏和金贤珠录制了历史叙述。

游客可以在皇宫正门红化门以及皇宫内的主要景点扫描二维码。

该服务包括为听力障碍人士提供的手语视频。

发布于2026年10月29日下午3:07（韩国标准时间）

10月7日，身着韩服（韩国传统服饰）的游客在首尔钟路区参观昌营宫庆春殿。（韩联社）

现在，游客可以通过智能手机探索昌营宫的皇家历史，新的语音导览以多种语言讲述历史遗址的故事，使文化遗产更容易被人们所了解。

韩国遗产厅皇家宫殿陵墓中心下属的昌营宫管理处于周四与文化遗产保护企业支持者新韩银行合作，推出了这项服务。

游客可以通过扫描红化门（皇宫正门）和皇宫内主要景点的信息板上的二维码来获取导览信息。

这些代码会将用户连接到新韩银行的“美丽新韩”网站，该网站提供韩语、英语、中文和日语的音频解说，以及为听障人士提供的手语视频。

该服务将宫殿的历史和建筑的基本解释与历史事件的戏剧化描述相结合，为游客提供了一种更引人入胜的方式来了解该遗址。

专业配音演员与演员金英敏和金贤珠一起为录音献声，为历史叙事增添了特色和氛围。

只要在允许的参观时间和指定路线范围内，参观者可以按照自己的节奏收听，并选择何时何地收听讲解。

该举措旨在帮助国内外游客在不依赖固定旅游行程或团队导游的情况下，发现这座宫殿的历史意义。

韩国遗产服务中心表示，将继续与致力于通过社会贡献项目保护文化遗产的私营组织合作，旨在开发更具吸引力的讲解服务，并扩大公众参观历史遗址的渠道。

该服务体现了利用熟悉的数字工具拉近文化遗产与游客距离的努力，同时满足不同的语言需求和无障碍要求。

本文由生成式人工智能协助发布，并由《韩国时报》编辑。