[Photo] Planting of Danjae Shin Chae-ho's Quince Tree Sapling at Geumcheon-gu Office Plaza

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yuseong Hoon) held the ‘Dan-jae Shin Chae-ho Teacher’s Quince Tree Sapling Planting Event’ on the 19th at the Geumcheon-gu Office Lawn Park.

This event was organized to create a social atmosphere that highly honors the noble spirit of the patriotic martyrs and independence activists on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Liberation Day, and to inspire pride among the families of independence patriots.

At the event, a small number of participants including Mayor Yuseong Hoon, Kim Won-woong, President of the Liberation Association, Woo Yong-jun, President of the Geumcheon-gu Branch of the Liberation Association, and relatives of independence patriots planted two quince tree saplings.

The quince tree saplings were grown from seeds sprouted from a quince tree planted by Dan-jae Shin Chae-ho’s grandfather in 1888 to commemorate Shin’s reading of the Chinese historical book Zizhi Tongjian at the age of nine.

Mayor Yuseong Hoon of Geumcheon-gu said, “We will continue to remember the noble sacrifices of the independence patriots who died for the country and do our best to provide social respect so that their descendants can take pride in them.”

To mark the 75th anniversary of Liberation Day, the district visited families of local independence patriots from the 11th to the 14th to deliver consolation gifts and express gratitude and respect.

Also, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Bongodong and the Battle of Cheongsanri, a photo exhibition titled ‘Becoming the Stars of the Manchurian Plains’ was held for five days from the 10th in the lobby on the first floor of Geumcheon-gu Office, honoring the noble sacrifices of independence army soldiers and unknown heroes.

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