Yeongdeungpo Station Front 'Daehan Doknip Manse Movement Monument' Designated as National Memorial Facility

Over 600 Participants in the March 1st Movement 101 Years Ago at Yeongdeungpo-myeon Yeongdeungpo-ri (Now Yeongdeungpo Station)... District's Active Efforts to Preserve Historical Assets Achieve Results... Seven Memorial Facilities in the Area

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) is taking the lead in inheriting the spirit of the March 1st Movement 101 years ago by having the "Korean Independence Manse Movement Monument" established in front of Yeongdeungpo Station certified as a national memorial facility by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

A memorial facility is a building, sculpture, historic site, etc., that honors the merits and spirit of sacrifice of national patriots and is recognized as valuable in fostering patriotism among the people.

The district installed the Korean Independence Manse Movement Monument in front of Yeongdeungpo Station last March, inscribing the phrase: "1919. 3. 23. Yeongdeungpo-myeon Yeongdeungpo-ri, where over 600 people held a Manse movement to widely expose the injustice of Japanese colonial rule."

The placement of the monument in front of Yeongdeungpo Station is deeply meaningful. According to historical records such as those from the National Institute of Korean History and Maeil Shinbo, on March 23, 1919, a Manse movement protesting Japanese colonial rule broke out in Yeongdeungpo-myeon Yeongdeungpo-ri, Dangsan-ri, Yangpyeong-ri, and Yanghwa-ri (currently Yeongdeungpo-dong, Dangsan 2-dong, Yangpyeong 2-dong).

Here, Yeongdeungpo-myeon Yeongdeungpo-ri corresponds to the area around present-day Yeongdeungpo Station. Exactly 101 years after March 23, 1919, in 2020, the district created the "Korean Independence Manse Movement Monument" on the same day and at the same location, providing an opportunity for residents to share and reflect on history.

The district actively pursued registration as a memorial facility to preserve this historical asset, and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs recognized the historical significance of the monument and designated it as a memorial facility.

Memorial facilities are divided into the fields of "independence movement" and "national defense," and the "Korean Independence Manse Movement Monument" holds great significance as the first memorial facility in the "independence movement" category within the region.

With this, along with the "Korean Independence Manse Movement Monument" registered through the district's efforts, the region now has a total of seven memorial facilities, including ▲ the Air Force 60th Anniversary Monument ▲ General MacArthur's Han River Defense Line Inspection Site ▲ Italian Medical Unit Korean War Participation Monument ▲ Anti-Communist Martyrs Memorial Tower ▲ Police Spirit Monument ▲ Han River Defense White Bone Unit War Memorial, among others.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, "I am deeply moved to have the 'Korean Independence Manse Movement Monument,' which inherits the March 1st Movement, certified as a memorial facility," and added, "We will do our best to preserve and pass on the footsteps of history for future generations."

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