Soan Anti-Japanese Movement Memorial Hall

The Soan Anti-Japanese Movement Memorial Hall, which opened on October 20, 2003, is a memorial facility established to leave as a historical lesson the patriotic martyrs of Soan who sacrificed their lives for the independence and liberation of the country and their spirit of anti-Japanese struggle.
When the Donghak Peasant Revolution broke out in the Gabo year, Na Seong-dae, a Donghak leader, led the Donghak army into Soan Island and conducted military training. After the revolution failed, several residents including Lee Sun-bo and Lee Gang-rak were shot by government troops. Afterwards, Lee Jun-hwa, who had fled with the Donghak army, led righteous army soldiers in attacking the Dangsado lighthouse near Soan Island and executed the Japanese guards. Soan Island, where the torch of the anti-Japanese movement to save the nation burned high during the dark period when the whole country was oppressed under Japanese colonial rule, raised military funds for independence and carried out peasant movements, while also establishing the private Soan School to guide younger generations. Soan Island, together with Bukcheong in Hamgyeong Province, is a sacred place of Korea's independence movement that held high the torch of national salvation.
During the dark period of Japanese colonial rule, many patriotic martyrs shed blood for the independence of the country, and to honor their lofty will, the residents of Soan-myeon joined forces to build an anti-Japanese independence movement memorial hall and an independence movement memorial tower in Bija-ri, Soan-myeon.

Details

Parking fee

Free

Accessible travel information

Machine-translated from Korean.

Mobility

Access route

Ramp installed up to the entrance_Barrier-free facilities

Entrance passage

The main entrance has a ramp, making it accessible for wheelchairs (manual door)