Chae In-seok, Hwaseong Mayor, Attends 3.1 Movement Commemoration Event

With the annual 3.1 Movement commemoration event and reenactment of the Bangsae Movement in Jea-am-ri, Hyangnam-eup, Hwaseong City being canceled due to the aftermath of foot-and-mouth disease, Mayor Chae In-seok and many citizens visited 3.1 Movement commemorative monuments located throughout Hwaseong City to honor the noble sacrifice and patriotic spirit of their ancestors from 92 years ago.

Mayor Chae offered incense and flowers at the tomb of 23 independence martyrs enshrined at the Jea-am-ri 3.1 Movement National Martyrs' Memorial Hall on the morning of the ceremony.

Present at this occasion were approximately 20 citizens including Kim Gyeong-o, Speaker of the Hwaseong City Council, Yong Hwan-bo, City Council Member, Gong Il-jin, President of the Hwaseong Cultural Center, and An Seong-hyun, Chief of Jea-am-ri, along with approximately 40 youth who participated in offering incense and flowers.

In particular, the youth who participated in the ceremony at the tomb of 23 independence martyrs were participants in a two-day overnight youth camp organized by the Hwaseong City Youth Training Center since last year to commemorate the 3.1 Movement in the Hwaseong region and the sacrifices of their ancestors.

Meanwhile, to commemorate the 3.1 Independence Movement in the Sagangri area of Songsan-myeon, which became the starting point of the 3.1 Movement in the Hwaseong region, approximately 40 citizens including Yeo In-gil, Head of Songsan-myeon, and leaders of local organizations in Songsan-myeon visited the Songsan 3.1 Movement Commemorative Tower located in Sagangri of Songsan-myeon and offered flowers.

Furthermore, 92 years ago, in the Ujeong area, which served as the catalyst for the Banan Market torch-bearing Independence Movement following the attack on the Japanese resident office and the execution of the Japanese resident officer, approximately 40 people including Park Yun-hwan, Head of Ujeong-eup, Kim Jung-ju, Chairman of the Welfare and Environment Committee of the Hwaseong City Council, and Kim Soon-keun, Chairman of the Ujeong-eup Residents' Autonomous Committee, visited the Hwasu-ri Memorial and offered flowers to honor the spirits of the fallen.

Approximately 30 leaders of social organizations in the Namyang area, including Lee Young-gu, Chief of Namyang-dong, Park Ki-young, Member of the Hwaseong City Council, and Hong Eun-su, Chairman of Namyang Agricultural Cooperative, visited the memorial to Reverend Yi Pil-ju in front of Namyang Church and offered flowers.

Reverend Yi Pil-ju, one of the 33 representatives of the nation, served as pastor at Namyang Church from 1933 until his death in 1942 at the age of 73, having fostered patriotic devotion and the spirit of independence.