Cheong Wa Dae opens to public after 74 years in S Korea(1/4)

Visitors watch a performance in the garden in front of the main office building of Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office and residence, Seoul, S Korea, May 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Jingni)

Cheong Wa Dae was flooded with thousands of visitors on Tuesday, the first day the former presidential office and residence fully opened to the public after 74 years.

Seventy-four representatives of the public enter the main gate of Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office and residence , Seoul, S Korea, May 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Jingni)

Visitors take photos in front of the main office building of Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office and residence, Seoul, S Korea, May 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Jingni)

Visitors take photos in front of the main office building of Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office and residence, Seoul, S Korea, May 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Jingni)