Suncheon City Opens Jeongyujaeran History Park Peace Plaza... A Hub of Peace for Korea, China, and Japan

Special Lecture on the Jeongyu Japanese Invasion by Dool Held Together

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) held an opening ceremony for the Suncheon Jeongyujaeran History Park Peace Plaza on the 28th at the old Chungmu Elementary School in Sinseong-ri, Haeryong-myeon.

The opening ceremony was attended by about 100 people, including Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon, members of the Suncheon City Council and Jeollanam-do Council, and citizens, celebrating the opening of the History Park Peace Plaza.

The ceremony, which began with a performance wishing for peace, proceeded with a progress report on the creation of the Suncheon Jeongyujaeran History Park, congratulatory speeches, and the unveiling of the Peace Plaza, and concluded with a tour of the Peace Plaza and the historical experience learning center.

The Jeongyujaeran History Park Peace Plaza was created in Suncheon, the site of the final fierce battle, to remember the Jeongyujaeran and the sacrifices of the common people. It consists of sculptures sublimating the records of pain, 1,597 stone slabs inscribed with phrases of peace, and a history wall containing records of the Jeongyujaeran.

After the opening ceremony, a special lecture on the Jeongyujaeran by Master Kim Yong-ok, also known as Dool, was held.

The lecture, conducted with fewer than 100 participants in accordance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines, was prepared to improve historical awareness of the Jeongyujaeran.

In his lecture, Master Dool interpreted history from a new perspective, explaining that the term ‘Jeongyu Waeran’ indicates that the Jeongyujaeran was not a re-invasion war but a newly initiated invasion in the Jeongyu year.

The lecture redefined the Jeongyujaeran not as a peripheral history but as a central history of the Republic of Korea.

It provided an opportunity to reconsider the Jeongyujaeran from the viewpoint that the victory in the war led to the creation of today’s Republic of Korea, and reexamined the status of the Jeongyujaeran in history.

This lecture will be broadcast on Yeosu MBC from around 8:50 PM on the 15th of next month, and will be available on the YouTube channel after the broadcast.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “The Jeongyujaeran is a history that must not be forgotten, as it was a victory made possible by the sacrifices of the people of Suncheon,” and added, “Through the Jeongyujaeran History Park project, we will make it a site for historical education and remember it forever.”

He continued, “I hope this special lecture will provide an opportunity for citizens to learn the correct concept of the Jeongyujaeran together and to communicate with the history of our region.”

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