Goseong-gun Requests Cooperation from Related Agencies to Maintain Memorial Facilities for Independence Activist Jeong Se-gwon

Baek Doo-hyun, Governor of Goseong County, Gyeongnam (left), is discussing the maintenance plan for the memorial facility of Teacher Jeong Se-gwon. [Image source=Goseong County]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 11th that it will propose collaboration with other organizations and institutions to maintain the memorial facility of independence activist Jeong Se-gwon and jointly promote the project.

Jeong Se-gwon, a farmer and activist, was born in 1888 in Deokmyeong-ri, Ha-i-myeon, Goseong-gun. He served as the youngest head of Ha-i-myeon, contributed as a national capitalist to the creation of Korean traditional hanok residential areas during the Japanese colonial period, participated in the development of Bukchon Hanok Village, and supported the Joseon Products Promotion Association and the Korean Language Society financially. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriotic Medal in 1990.

The memorial facility in question is the house that Jeong Se-gwon personally built as an architect after returning to Goseong from Seoul. It was designated as a memorial facility by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs in October last year, receiving 90 million KRW in national funding. Currently, the main building, which is part of the entire facility, is being renovated.

However, additional maintenance of the surrounding area and exhibition facilities are needed to honor the spirit of Jeong Se-gwon and for educational purposes.

Accordingly, the county plans to propose collaboration with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, the central department for veterans affairs, LH Corporation, which has preserved Bukchon Village while developing modern urban regeneration projects connected to Jeong’s achievements, and Seoul Metropolitan Government, where Bukchon Hanok Village reflecting Jeong’s spirit is located.

Based on the results, the design for the maintenance project will proceed, and full-scale maintenance work is scheduled to begin next year.

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