Jangseong Hwangnyong Battlefield

In January 1894, Jeon Bongjun and the Donghak Peasant Army, suffering under the tyranny of Jo Byeonggap, the magistrate of Gobu County, rose up to break free from feudal oppression and foreign interference. Finally, in early April, thousands of peasant soldiers led by Jeon Bongjun, Son Hwajung, and Kim Gaenam gathered at Baeksan and, raising the banners of anti-feudal 'Jepokgumin' (punish the oppressive and save the people) and anti-foreign 'Cheokyanggcheokwae' (expel the Japanese and Westerners), went to war against the government forces. On the night of April 6, the peasant army won after a fierce battle with the Jeolla Provincial Army at Hwangtohyeon. This battle was the first victory the peasant army achieved in a direct engagement with government forces. Subsequently, on April 22, Jeon Bongjun's main force, which had advanced to the Hwangnyong River basin in Jangseong, lured Hong Gyehun's royal troops stationed in Jeonju to the Hwangnyong area and won another great victory. The Battle of Hwangnyong was a battle in which Jeon Bongjun's Donghak Peasant Army engaged the royal troops here in order to occupy Jeonju, and it was a meaningful battle in which the Donghak Peasant Army defeated the elite troops of Seoul. Riding that momentum, they soon occupied Jeonju Fortress, which became the decisive opportunity for the conclusion of the Jeonju Treaty, which accepted the demands of the Donghak Peasant Army. This Donghak battlefield, once called Magpie Ridge, is the Hwangnyong Historic Site. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Donghak Revolution, the Donghak Memorial Park was created here through a nationwide donation campaign so that Donghak thought could be awakened and the site could be used as a place of historical education for future generations.

Accessible travel information

Machine-translated from Korean.

Mobility

Access route

No step at the entrance, allowing wheelchair access_Accessible facilities

Entrance passage

The main entrance has no level difference, so it is wheelchair accessible

Restroom

Disabled toilet available (public toilet, ramp installed)

Other facilities

There is a stair section up to the tower, but an alternative route is accessible