Tongil Park (Paju)

The Paju Unification Park was established in 1973 to honor the patriotism of soldiers in the 1st Army Division and to commemorate those who died in service. It was built on the site where the United Nations War Correspondents Center was located during the armistice negotiations in 1953. The park features facilities such as the Security Exhibition Hall, the End of the Railway Line Monument, and the Mourning Platform. It also includes memorials dedicated to Korean War casualties, including the Korean War Deceased War Correspondents Memorial, memorials to Colonel Lee Byung-chul and Captain Kim Man-sul, who died during the Korean War, the "Yuktan Yongsachumyong" Tower, the "Chungheon" Tower, and the Memorial Tower for the Kaema Plateau Anti-Communist Guerrilla Unit. Among these, the Mourning Platform was established on September 26, 1985, as a place of worship for displaced people who had their hometowns in North Korea. It is a place where displaced people visit, especially during holidays like Chuseok and Lunar New Year, to perform ancestral rites. The "Yuktan Yongsachumyong" Tower is a large tower, 20 meters high, built to honor ten soldiers who, a year before the outbreak of the Korean War, carried mortars and charged into enemy territory during the Songaksan battle in Kaesong. The Memorial Tower for the Kaema Plateau Anti-Communist Guerrilla Unit commemorates the soldiers who sacrificed themselves while engaging in guerrilla warfare after the liberation on August 15th, when the area north of the 38th parallel became communist.

(Source: Paju City Culture & Tourism)

Details

Admission fee

Free

Restroom

Yes