Changwon Special City: "Daemado is Our Living, Breathing History"

The 19th Daemado Day Commemoration Ceremony Held

Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam Province, held the 19th "Tsushima Day" commemorative ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 19th in the main conference room of Masanhappo-gu Office, hosted by the Tsushima Day Commemoration Project Committee.

Marking its 19th anniversary this year, the ceremony proceeded in the order of a pre-ceremony performance, the main ceremony, and a historical lecture. Singer Seo Hee performed the pre-ceremony show, singing songs such as "Dream of Tsushima" and "Singing Tsushima."

Following this, about 200 citizens, including descendants of General Yi Jong-mu who conquered Tsushima in the past, descendants of the Lee clan, descendants of General Park Hong-shin of the Miryang Park clan, and descendants of General Park Eon-chung, gathered for a meaningful time to reaffirm that Tsushima was our territory.

On the 19th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the '19th Tsushima Day' commemorative ceremony at the Masanhappo-gu Office large conference room.

In the second part of the event, a historical lecture titled "Historical Evaluation of Tsushima and Our Attitude" was delivered by Park Jung-chul, chairman of the Tsushima Day Commemoration Project Committee, receiving great response from the attending citizens.

Tsushima Day was designated to commemorate June 19, the day when General Yi Jong-mu set out from Masanpo to conquer Tsushima during the early Joseon Dynasty. Since 2005, when the former Masan City Council first enacted the Tsushima Day ordinance nationwide, the commemorative ceremony has been held annually.

Chairman Park said, "The project committee is promoting various commemorative projects such as publishing historical materials on Tsushima, historical and cultural explorations, and holding special lectures," adding, "Based on today's ceremony, we will do our best to widely publicize that Tsushima is our precious old territory and to establish a correct historical consciousness among future generations."

First Deputy Mayor Ha Jong-mok expressed gratitude, saying, "I appreciate the hard work of the project committee members who have struggled to reveal the historical truth over the long 19 years," and added, "I hope this will be a valuable time to once again reflect on Tsushima as our living and breathing history."

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