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THEARGUS,OCTOBER1,1999
CULTURE
CulturalValueofSodaemunPrison
SodaemunPrison,Destroyedby
Ignoranceof History
I.HistoricalMuseumwasopend
thespiritoftheprison.But,themuseumwas
S
odaemun Prison Historical Museum,
built by reconstructing the peace section
which is in Hyonjo-dong, Seoul, was
office and it cost as much as 350 million
opened on November 5, 1998. Under the
dollars.Thoughhugetax-payer¡¯smoneywas
sponsorship of Seoul city and Sodaemun
spent,peopleworrythatthemuseumwould
district, 350 million won was spent in
be built without a proper estimation of the
constructing it. As a result, they
historical value. Anyway, the title to the
reconstructedthepeacesectionofficefacility
prisonhasbeentransferredagainandagain.
in Soedaemun prison as a museum. The
And in the course of it, problems have
death penalty location and the watch tower
happened that humiliated the worth of the
LeeYun-hyung(EC-93)
weredemobilized.
property. So the title to preserved cultural
SodaemunPrisonHistoricalMuseumwas
assets should be given to the group which
JeonKyu-man/TheArgus
planed for cherishing the patriots fighting
considersthehistoricalvalue.
againsttheJapaneseimperialismandmaking
There were few civilians who were
it an educational place where the future
interested in the preservation of Sodaemun
¡°IlearnasIcleanup
generationswilllearntheindependentspirit.
prison. For the last 10 years, Chung Joon-
So the museum is composed of three
young, who is the representative of the
chapters: cherishment, history and
conference for sanctifying the prison, have
experience in Sodaemun prison. Especially,
workedalone.
campus¡±
visitors will experience the reality of
The demolition of Sodaemun prison was
torturinginthechapteroftheexperience.At
decided, which was known to mass-media.
thispoint,however,astrangethingisfound.
JeonKyu-man/TheArgus
People could thus know about its situation
Therewerefifteenprisoncellsin1987.
Though the Sodaemun historical museum
well. Since Independence Park was built,
But,nowonlyfiveprisoncellsremain
I
has the good meaning, it was built by
people has not been concerned about the
tisnineo¡¯clock,Saturday,afewstudentsdrawaroundthe¡®NOINJEONG¡¯whichis
reconstructing the peace section office
preservationofSodaemunprison.
a resting place in front of the library. Exchanging bright greetings, they make a
building of Sodaemun prison. Sodaemun
Son Byong-hee, Ahn Chang-ho, and so on.
constructed. In 1992, Sodaemun
round of the ¡®wide¡¯ HUFS. They are members of ¡®KALGGMY¡¯. They voluntarily
prison is cultural property 324. It was
Especially, Yu kwan-sun was confined and
Independence Park was opened. And
IV.Thesettlementofraisingthevalue
cleanupthecampus.TheymetthroughthePCnetwork,volunteeringtocleanuptheir
ofSodaemunprison
removed to make a museum though that¡¯s
killed in that place in 1919. In 1923, the
Sodaemun Prison Historical Museum was
campus.Themembersconsistofawiderangefrom¡®92to99¡¯buttrytobeingavoid
partofthepeacesectionofficefacilityinthe
name was changed to Sodaemun prison.
builtin1998.
ToraisethevalueofSodaemunprison,the
noticedbyotherpeople.Theywanttocontinuetheiractivitywithoutawordofpraise
Soedaemunprison.
UntilKoreawasliberatedfromtheJapanese
conference for sanctifying the prison has
foritisdoneoutofpleasure.Andamongstthegrave,thereisaleader,whocouldbe
Therearenowonlyfiveprisoncells,two
colonyin1945,abouttensthousandKorean
III. The problem of the situation in
tried to make it registered in the World
mistakenforanuncle.HeisLeeYun-hyung,economicmahor93.
Sodaemunprison
watchtowers,andpartofthewallincluding
people were arrested for joining the
Heritage List. The World Heritage List is a
Heisa¡®Kyung-sangguy¡¯borninAndong.HemovedtoUlsanatthestartofmiddle
thethreemanagementfacilitiesinSodaemun
independence movement and they were
In the past, the title to Sodaemun prison
UN sponsored program to protect the
school,andexperiencedhisfirstlovethere.ButjustsmiledwhenIwentfurtherabout
prison. So the preservation of the prison is
tortured and executed by the Japanese
wastransferredfromMinistryofJustice to
cultural assets that are considered to have a
theissue.Afterstartinghigh-school,hewasreallyintriguedbyKoreanancienthistory
very important because the remainder is
captors who were soldiers trained to handle
Seoul city in 1987. The plan to change
historical value worldwide. In 1997, the
Hesaid¡°Ican¡¯tforgetaboutthetheorythatourthreekingdomswerelocatedonthe
little. The destruction of this valuable
the Korean prisoners. This is a piece of
Sodaemun prison into Independence Park
Hirosima A-Bomb Dome was registered in
Chinesecontinent.¡±
cultural asset was justified for making a
evidence for the oppression of Japanese
was carried out by Seoul city. But the
the list with the Auschwitz Concentration
Herepeatedthecollegeentranceexam,andbecameaHUFSan.Afterhinishinghis
historicalmuseum.What¡¯sthebetterwayin
imperialism.
Conference for Sanctifying the Prison
Camp, which contains the remainder of
sophomoreyear,hefulfilledhis26monthsmilitaryobligationinChun-chon.Hesaid
enhancingthehistoricalstatusofSodaemun
After Korea was liberated from Japanese
petitioned to the National Assembly to stop
World War II. Sodaemun prison is more
theheread¡®Samgukji¡¯whilhewasstationedthere.Talkingaboutthebookwithhim,I
prison?
imperialism,Sodaemunprisonfunctionedas
theworkandtopreserveallthefacilitiesof
meaningful than Hirosima Dome because
wasstartledofhisknowledge.Helookedasifhecouldhavepassedasthewriterofthe
ajailuntiltheprisonmovedtoUiwangcity,
the prison in the original form because it
many innocent people who fought against
bookhimself.Buthereplied¡°Thereisnoneedforsuchabundantknowledge.Allthat
II.ThehistoryofSodaemunprison
Kyonggido, in 1987. From 1960 to 1980,
containsthenationalspirit.Thepetitionwas
imperialism were killed cruelly there.
isneededisacritic¡¯smind.¡±
Japanese imperialists built 33 prisons in
many students and people participating in
accepted in the National Assembly in 1989
Soedaemun prison can be the evidence of
Currently,heispreparingfortheCPA.Uponaskingifthatwashisdream,hereplied
Korea while they were controlling the
the democratizing movement was confined
because it was considered reasonable. So,
showingtheatrocitiesofJapan.
¡®no¡¯. He said ¡°It is only a stepping stone th fulfill my real dream. To study Korean
Korean peninsula. Kyongsung prison, the
to the prison. So Sodamun prison has a
the construction in the prison stopped. But
ThereweremoreprisonsinKoreathanin
ancient history. and also if possible, I would like to become a politicians need to
old name of Sodaemun prison, was
meaning of the present history. too. The
the citizens in Hyonjo-dong submitted a
Europe. For example, Nazis built 22
establishaself-identificationbecausepoliticsisaboutputtingtoghtherotherpeople¡¯s
constructed in 1908. It was the biggest
empty prison was appointed historical site
petition against the conference that the
concentration camps in Europe. But the
opinions.Thus,hefranklysaid,¡°Idon¡¯tknowifIwillbeablebecomeone,butIwill
prisonatthattime.Kyongsungprisoncould
324 in that year in the recognition of its
prison should be removed for a fine view.
Japanese imperialists established 33 prisons
domybest,nevertheless.¡±
accommodate five hundred people while
historical importance. But the government
Afterthelongbattle,theargumentbetween
onlyinKorea.Thesearesomereasonswhy
Uponspeakingabout,hesaidthathelovedHUFSbecauseoftheHUFSan¡¯sopen-
other prisons three hundred people. And it
announced a projects which contained the
conference and the citizen was came to an
Sodaemunprisonshouldberegisteredinthe
mindedness. He said ¡°Our school is very dynamic, visionary. The size of HUFS is
was1.5timeslargerthatanyotherprisonin
reconstruction of the prison into the
endin1990.Theresultwastocarryoutthe
HeritageList.
undoubtedlysmallbuttheactivityareaisaslargerasanyuniversityinKorea.¡±So,he
Korea. Sodaemun Prison thus held many
independence park. The scale of the prison
originalplan.
The conference is preparing for an
turns his attention to the virtue of putting into action. He said ¡°The university is the
patriots who worked for the national
wasreducedfrom88thousandpyongto32
In the plan of Seoul city, Independence
exhibition in the NGO rally. Chung Joon-
placewhereweestablishourself-consciousness.Forthispoint,puttingintoactionhas
independence. Among them were Kim Ku,
thousand pyong and a city park was
Park was a playing place rather than a
young,thecivilianleaderoftheconference,
animportantworth.Evenifourdreamsareworthyofappraisal,itneedswingstofly.¡±
historical site. But the facilities for resting
expects that it is a good chance to let the
Hewasfullofself-confidence.Andthisshowsthatitwillmakehimabetterperson.
are capable of decreasing the meaning as a
worldknowaboutSoedaemunprison.Heis
Hisstrongestweaponseemstobeputtingintoaction.Heisjustaneverydaysortof
AcceptingApplicationsforthe
cultural property. So the Seoul city plan¡¯s
tryingtoinformthehistoricalvalueandthe
man,buthisprinciplesofactionmakehimspecialize.Hemakeshisdreamsclear,and
mistakeofneglectingthehistorywasfound.
educational meaning of Soedaemun prison.
makeseffortstoreachhisgoal.ItseemslikethetypicalHUFSan.
Moreover, the bricks of Sodaemun prison
But, there are few people to help him. So
Lastly, he said¡±some people say that what we do is feeble, comparedto other
Graduate Schoolof Interpretation
were sold to an establishment company in
civilian groups and students who are
volunteergroups.But,Ithinkthatthemostimportantthingisthemotiveandthewill.
the process of the demolition to reduce the
interestedinhelpinghimwiththismatterare
Cleaning up the campus has an important meaning for me because it is to train my
andTranslation(2000)
cost. Some scholars said that those bricks
needed. The NGO rally can be an
practice will. And, through conversation with the other members after cleaning up
containthespiritofthepatriotswhofought
opportunity to make it registered in the
campus,wecanshareeachother¡¯sexperiencesandthoughts.¡±
against Japanese imperialism. Seoul city
worldHeritageList.
He,thetypicalHUFSan,walksoutintotherain,asifwitheachstep,heisgetting
1.Program:Master¡¯sdegree
realized the significance of the bricks and
When we consider the importance of
onestepclosertothedream.
2.Departments:
they began to collect the bricks. Therefore,
culturalproperties,itcanbeeasilyseenthat
there were many problems in constructing
itisastrategicpointofourculturewhichcan
¨çA-B
Translation&InterpretationDepartment(Two-year) :
Departmentsof Korean-English,Korean-French,
IndependencePark.
neverbepassedover.
Korean-German,Korean-Russian, Korean-Spanish,
In 1992, the title to the properties of
Korean-Chinese,Korean-Japanese,Korean-Arabic
Sodaemun prison was transferred to
JeonKyu-man
Sodaemun-gu. They have preserved
¨èA-B-C Translation&InterpretationDepartment(Two-year) :
ByKimJi-yoon
Reporterof NewsSection
Soedaemun prison till now. Sodaemun-gu
Departmentsof
Reporterof CultureSection
plannedtomakeamuseumcommemorating
Korean-English-French,Korean-English-German,
Korean-English-Russian,Korean-English-Spanish,
Korean-English-Chinese,Korean-English-Japanese,
Korean-English-Arabic
3.EntranceExaminations
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2-yearProgram
2-yearProgram
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Interpretation)
Interpretation)
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3.CLanguage(2ndForeign
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OralInterview
OralInterview
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oraltests)
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passedthefirstexammaysit
language)
forthesecondexam
OralInterview
4.Applicationcanbepickedupfrom:
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5.Deadlineforsubmittingapplications:
October27(Wed),1999.5P.M.
6.Dateof1stExamination:November6(Sat)1999,from10A.M.
7.Dateof2ndExamination:November13(Sat)-November14(Sun),
1999
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