Uiryeong 4·26 Memorial Park ... Built in a Sunny, Spacious Location

Near Gungnyu Public Stadium ... Target Completion in First Half of 2024

Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam announced that the 'Uiryeong 4·26 Memorial Park Construction Project Promotion Committee' has decided to build a memorial park. [Provided by Uiryeong-gun Office]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] The ‘Uiryeong 4·26 Memorial Park’ for the residents of Uiryeong-gun who were unjustly sacrificed by national authority will be established in a ‘sunny, spacious place where many people gather,’ according to the wishes of the bereaved families.

On the 22nd, Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, held the 2nd meeting of the ‘Uiryeong 4·26 Memorial Park Construction Project Promotion Committee’ in the county office meeting room and decided to build the memorial park near Gungnyu Public Stadium.

At the meeting attended by 24 of the 28 committee members, discussions were held over two candidate sites. At the first meeting on the 31st of last month, six candidate sites for the park location were narrowed down to two final candidates after legal review.

Before the meeting, the bereaved families united their voices, saying, “The park should be built in a warm, sunny place where many people can visit.” Uiryeong-gun considered a location where administrative procedures would be smooth for rapid project progress and where future expansion would be possible.

The decision ended somewhat straightforwardly. The committee members shared the same thoughts on the ‘optimal location.’ All 24 members unanimously confirmed that the memorial park would be built on the site near Gungnyu Public Stadium.

The area near Gungnyu Public Stadium features a terrain of Baesanimsu (a site with a mountain at the back and water in front), with beautiful scenery and active tourist attractions such as Bonghwangdae and Ilbungsa Temple. Additionally, there is spatial capacity for future expansion by linking with the public stadium, and administrative procedures can be expedited.

Uiryeong-gun plans for the memorial park to simultaneously capture two completely different atmospheres: ‘black-and-white photos’ that evoke memories of the past and create a solemn memorial mood, and ‘color photos’ that joyfully depict ordinary daily life in the present.

Chairman Oh Tae-wan said, “From the previous decision on the park’s name to today’s selection of the memorial park location, a new history is being added one by one,” and added, “Apart from a sense of historical mission, no other words come to mind. With strong determination, we will surely complete the memorial park project.”

The county plans to proceed with the project aiming for completion in the first half of 2024. The mid-term goal is to start construction in the second half of next year, during which a nationwide design contest for the memorial monument will be held, and administrative procedures such as land compensation will be expedited.

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