Seoul's palaces and shrines saw 5-point-2 million visitors in the first half of this year,... their second highest ever number of visitors.<br />According to the Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday,… visitors to Seoul's four major palaces and Jongmyo Shrine during the January-June period this year jumped 26-point-3 percent from the previous year.<br />This is the second time the number of visitors has exceeded the 5-million mark, and the number was just 40-thousand below the record set in the first half of 2016.<br />It was the first time that free ticket holders have exceeded paying visitors.<br />The number of Chinese visitors was also significantly higher,… increasing by 125-percent compared to last year.<br />
