It's okay. The constant drumbeat of how awful the Japanese were/are (little attempt is made to distinguish between imperial-era and contemporary Japanese), and how singular and glorious is the Korean nation and its martyrs, gets to be a little tedious. Meanwhile, little mention is made of the North Korean conflict, apart from the usual wistful yearning for unification, or the 30,000 U.S. troops still garrisoning the country across 15 bases. Little mention of the Chinese, either their historical influence or their more recent involvement from 1950 to their continuing to prop up the DPRK today. There is the given sense that the pre-modern kingdom was perfect, but the exhibits omit the grinding feudal poverty that existed for millennia and persisted until the turn of the 20th century. The art and architecture are vaguely totalitarian in style. Just outside and off to the side is the remains of the demolished Japanese government building which, given that this was also the setting for Korea's first independent, republican government, is a stunning act of historical vandalism. All in all, worth an afternoon, but there's a lot of Kool-Aid on offer. Also, bring your walking shoes, as the grounds are immense and there are a...
Read moreThe Independence Hall of Korea looks mesmerizing and ecstatically beautiful the day we went there. It was totally covered with snow. No matter how far your eyesight 👁️ goes , you will see only snow, snow and snow. For a moment i felt like i am in some kind of snow festival area. The place is quite and calming. Mountains and trees were covered with snow. Now I have a habit of searching about places and researching about them before i go there. I see the reviews and the pictures and everything so that my money, time and energy doesn’t go to waste. So I searched about this place and i saw a couple of pictures and the place seems to me beautiful but the pictures are of different season and there’s no winter pictures, so at first i was scared whether we should go there or not in winter but i am glad we made the decision of taking the risk of going there. To my amazement we did right. It was beautiful! Now coming to the inside of the Hall there are a number of halls, it was a huge complex so we were able to see only 6 halls. The pictures and videos you can watch below👇🏻 The place has a huge parking lot with 2000-3000 korean won. And the entrance fee to the Hall is...
Read moreThe place I will introduce is the Independence Hall in Cheonan, which literally shows the process of Korea becoming independent. The admission fee is 2,000 won and it is not just an exhibition of relics, but an experience method using images and models, The independence process of our country is divided into zones, so you can see only the parts you want to see, or you can see them one by one. In addition, the Independence Hall can be joined by all ages, and there is a large square inside and outside the hall, so it is good for people who come with children to play. I felt like I was looking at this place and looking at a Korean history book, I think the history of our country shines so brightly that history cannot be missed to promote Korea. If you want to learn more about Korea, I recommend you...
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