"I will proceed with the Modern History Museum project without delay" ... Jeong Jong-bok, Gijang County Governor, visits the site for Gijang Eupseong and Modern History Museum development

Jung Jong-bok, the mayor of Gijang-gun, is visiting the site of the Gijang Eupseong restoration project and the site for the establishment of the Gijang Modern History Museum to inspect the progress.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Duyul] Jeong Jong-bok, the mayor of Gijang County, visited the Gijang Eupseong restoration site and the site for the establishment of the Gijang Modern History Museum on the 27th to inspect the progress.

Gijang Eupseong is a fortress built in the early 15th century during the early Joseon period along the coastal area. It is an important fortress where the construction methods of fortress walls from the Goryeo Dynasty and those from the Joseon Dynasty?from the Sejong era to the period before and after the Imjin War?can all be confirmed among the remaining eupseong fortresses.

Gijang Eupseong is one of the few fortresses equipped with all the basic components of a Joseon-era eupseong: the main wall (chesung), the outer wall (ongseong), and the secondary wall (chaseong). It is a representative cultural asset of Gijang County.

The county has focused administrative efforts on securing basic data on the unique characteristics of Gijang Eupseong, conducting academic excavation surveys, and purchasing land within the protected area to promote the historic parkification of Gijang Eupseong and its designation as a national historic site. The review process for national historic site designation is currently underway.

The site where the Gijang Modern History Museum will be established is designated as a modern building by Busan City (2021-001) and is also the birthplace of independence activist Kwon Eun-hae.

The county plans to remodel the historically significant building to establish the Gijang Modern History Museum. Detailed design services will be conducted in August, with construction scheduled to begin in 2023.

Jeong Jong-bok, mayor of Gijang County, said, “We will concentrate administrative efforts to ensure that Gijang Eupseong is designated as a national historic site and do our best to develop it into a representative historical and cultural park in the eastern Busan area, linked with Gijang Market.”

The mayor added, “We will also make every effort to ensure that the establishment of the Gijang Modern History Museum proceeds smoothly so that the modern history of Gijang, a region that produced many historical figures during the modern period, can be widely shared with residents.”

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