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A year has passed since the opening of the Blue House with the inauguration of President Yoon Seok-yeol.
However, as the presidential office started using the Blue House again from the end of last year, it was found that the visit was limited to once every 2-3 days.
Reporter Shin Joon-myeong covered the story.
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Despite inclement weather during the week, adults and children look around the Blue House with bright expressions.
Last month, the number of visitors dropped to around 150,000, a quarter of last May, when the Blue House was opened.
There are three facilities in the Blue House where you can see inside: the State Hotel, the main building of the Blue House, and Chunchu Hall.
Among them, the Yeongbingwan is a place where important guests from abroad are treated, it was the first modern building in the Blue House and was famous for its rose of sharon and laurel decorations, attracting the attention of visitors.
But on this day, access was limited.
[문화체육관광부 청와대관리활용기획과 관계자]
“The event is being held… I can only inform you that it is a government event only. yes yes.”
Visiting the State Guest House is limited, so I went to the Chunchu Hall this time.
The access road is covered by buses like this, and the access barrier is also surrounded.
The walkway next door was also managed.
″Can’t get into the Chunchugwan?″
Events attended by President Yoon Seok-yeol or First Lady Kim Kun-hee are not announced in advance for security reasons, so we find out we can’t watch them until we get inside the Blue House.
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“It would have been so nice to have a photo session with my children, but it’s a bit disappointing.”
The number of days indoor viewing has been blocked has been one day in 2.4 since the event resumed in December last year.
Among these events, there were three events where only First Lady Kim Kun-hee attended without President Yoon Seok-yeol.
[이미경/관람객]
“It’s too bad. Because the more we look at it, the more we remember it, the more we can think about it later, and the more we experience it, the better…”
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“It is such a good thing for you to say, “I will return the Blue House to the people.” However, if the handover had been done with a good road map and a good plan/procedure, rather than handing over the good stuff in a hurry…”
The President’s Office replied, “The public response to the opening of the Blue House is so great that a total of 3.28 million people visit the Blue House.”
This is MBC News Shin Joon-myeong.
Video commentary: Seo Hyun-kwon, Jeon Seung-hyun/ Video editing: Jo Min-woo
