Dobong-gu Grants Honorary Road Name 'Jeon Tae-il-gil' Around Former Jeon Tae-il House Site

Designating Haedeung-ro 25-gil, the road around Jeon Tae-il's former home site, as an honorary road... Honorary road name usage period is 5 years

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) will designate the honorary road name "ChunTaeil-gil" on Haedeung-ro 25-gil, a road near the former house site of the martyr Jeon Tae-il, on the 13th to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Jeon Tae-il.

This honorary road name was given to honor the 50th anniversary of Jeon Tae-il, who, at the age of twenty-three, burned his whole body and shouted for the "Compliance with the Labor Standards Act," laying the foundation for the Korean labor movement.

The period of use for the honorary road name is five years.

Prior to this, the district completed prior consultations with the Jeon Tae-il Foundation, established to inherit the noble will of Jeon Tae-il.

Additionally, from the 22nd of last month to the 5th of this month, a "Resident Opinion Collection Notice" was conducted, and on November 11th, the "Road Name Address Committee" was held to finalize the designation of the honorary road name "ChunTaeil-gil" and install related guide signs.

"ChunTaeil-gil" is 279 meters long and 15 meters wide, corresponding to the Haedeung-ro 25-gil section in the road name address system.

Moreover, the district has been making efforts to promote modern historical figures who have lived and breathed by producing and installing guide signs near the former house sites of Song Jin-woo, Kim Byung-ro, and Jeong In-bo, including introductions to Dobong modern historical figures and exploration course maps.

Mayor Dongjin Lee of Dobong-gu said, "Through the designation of the honorary road name 'ChunTaeil-gil,' I hope that the noble will of the modern historical figures embedded in our district will be more widely known to the residents."

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