Busan Gijang-gun, Promotion of Historical and Cultural Space Development from Gijang Station to Gijang Eupseong

Busan's Gijang-gun is promoting the creation of a historical and cultural space linking Gijang Station, Gijang Market, and Gijang Eupseong Fortress in line with the push to designate Gijang Eupseong Fortress (City Designated Monument No. 40) as a national historic site.

Gijang Eupseong Fortress is a city-designated cultural asset of Gijang-gun, built in 1425. Since 1999, Gijang-gun and Busan City have invested over 26.4 billion KRW in cultural heritage restoration and maintenance projects, having acquired about 90% of the total project site, showing progress in the project so far.

Gijang-gun has focused administrative efforts on turning Gijang Eupseong Fortress into a historical park and securing its designation as a national historic site. In particular, to preserve the fortress's unique characteristics and supplement academic research results, continuous land acquisition and excavation surveys have been conducted within the protected area. Currently, Gijang Eupseong Fortress is under review by the Cultural Heritage Administration (Historic Site Subcommittee) for national historic site designation.

Gijang County Office.

Additionally, as part of creating a historical and cultural space centered on Gijang Eupseong Fortress, the establishment of the Gijang Modern History Museum is underway. The birthplace of independence activist Kwon Eun-hae, located in Dongbu-ri, Gijang-eup, will be remodeled into a modern and contemporary history exhibition hall and a local community space.

To this end, detailed design work was completed earlier this year, and after securing approximately 800 million KRW in project funds, remodeling construction is scheduled to begin in the second half of the year.

Last year, the Gijang Old Road maintenance project was carried out to create a historical and cultural exploration trail, and in the second half of 2023, a feasibility study for creating a cultural space linked to Gijang Eupseong Fortress is planned.

A Gijang-gun official stated, “The historical and cultural space linking Gijang Station, Gijang Market, and Gijang Eupseong Fortress will attract users of the Donghae Line railway and greatly help revitalize the Gijang Market commercial district. If widely utilized as a historical and cultural exploration course and tourist resource, it is expected to have a significant effect on the regeneration of the old downtown area.”

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