Namwon's Gwanghallu Pavilion named a national treasure

The Korea Heritage Service designated Gwanghallu Pavilion in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, as a national treasure on Wednesday — its highest heritage tier.

The move comes 63 years after the pavilion was first listed as a treasure in 1963.

Gwanghallu is best known as the setting of "Chunhyangjeon," or "The Story of Chunhyang," the classic Korean novel and pansori tale of lovers Chunhyang and Yi Mong-ryong.

Built as a government pavilion in the Joseon era (1392-1910), it was a place where officia ...