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Dance Ritual
Young women perform a dance ritual at Jongmyo, a Confucian shrine where the ancestral tablets of kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty are enshrined.
Photograph by Heimo Aga

Ceremonious Seoul

 Experience the contrast of old and new in part two of this Seoul photo journey, from historic palaces to modern life.

January 29, 2010
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