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Footsteps
▲YeosuExpowasthesymbolofthedevelopment.
that tunnel, and the rest of them were
aquarium in the Expo still on running,
Grave,” appeared. There were flowers
massacred in the valley. History tells
and other festivals such as International
presumably mourning the victims in the
us that the tunnel came to embrace
Youth Festival, Geobukseon Festival;
graveyards.Maybesomeonecametothis
the name of tragedy inspired by the
Geobukseon is a kind of battleship
place, but the surrounding environment
local workers who were tortured and
covered with steel plate on its roof, and
wasnotwellmaintained.
mistreatedbytheJapaneseandthelocal
admiral Yi Sun-shin obtained lots of
Climbing the mountain, numerous
civilians who were accused of false
victories on battlefields by mobilizing
othergravesappearedbuttheircondition
charges.
this warship, are expected to gather lots
was worse than the graves lower
ofthetourists.
down. Actually the whole hillside was
However, still some lamentable stories
covered with graves ?large and small.
YeosuOvercomesthePainful
lies in the city despite huge expectation
A few fruits and rice cakes which
History
that Yeosu will flourish more than ever
commemorate dead people were found
When Japanese occupied the Korean
before. On leaving the memorial site,
near the graves. But people nearby were
peninsula by force, the city of Yeosu
the reporter tried to visit the Brothers’
unaware of the origin of those graves-
was famous of military facilities rather
grave of the Mansengli Area, which is
from a woman who lives next to them
tourisms. This city, which locates the
located near the site of the massacre
and soldiers guarding the region, to the
southern coast of Korea in Jeollanam
of the Mangengli Area. This site is
localguidesatthetraveler’sinformation
Province, has developed its touristic
also a memorial place for the victims
center. None of them knew about the
features from 2012 with the opening
of the massacre. Allegedly, about 125
locationorexistenceofthegraves.Even
of the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea (Yeosu
civilians were killed by gunshots and
though downtown Yeosu, the Yeosu
Expo). Many tourists, who wanted to
burntbytroopsonJan.13th1949.After
Expo exhibition site, and Mansengli
see attractions and festivals of Yeosu
the terrifying incidents occurred, the
beach are within a 10 minute drive of
including the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea,
remaining local residents dug many
the Brothers’ Graves, the site is poorly
encouraged the regional growth. Its
graves for the victims there. However,
maintained. Behind the fancy tourist
natural sceneries and historic sites also
from the entrance, it seems to be run
attractions, the scars that should be
have been gathered visitors attentions
down, and nobody seems to care for it.
remembered are receding into the dim
along with opening of the Yeosu
After climbing several steps, a tomb
past.
Expo. Even after the Expo ended an
and headstone, engraved “Brothers’
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