Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park, Memorial park in Dong-gu, South Korea.
Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park covers 42,500 square metres in Jung District, Daegu, between the National Debt Redemption Movement Memorial Library and the Dongin underground parking lot. Its 255-metre trail of large pin oaks, pine groves, fountains, pavilions and lawns surround the 22.5-tonne Dalgubeol Grand Bell, installed in its pavilion in December 1998. Stone markers along the paths carry poems by Yi Yuksa, Park Mok-wol, Cho Chi-hun, Yi Ho-u and Yun Dong-ju, and sayings of Yi Eon-jeok, Kim Goeng-pil, Seo Geo-jeong, Yi Hwang, Jeong Mong-ju, Seo Sang-il, Seo Sang-don and Yi Sang-hwa.
The park commemorates the National Debt Repayment Movement of 1907-1908, when Korean citizens gathered resources to clear national debt under Japanese colonial rule. This campaign represented a crucial moment of resistance against foreign control over the country.
The park's paths are lined with stone steles inscribed with verses by poets Yi Yuksa, Park Mok-wol, Jo Chi-hun, Yi Ho-u and Yun Dong-ju, and with maxims by Yi Eon-jeok, Kim Goeng-pil, Seo Geo-jeong, Yi Hwang, Jeong Mong-ju, Seo Sang-il, Seo Sang-don and Yi Sang-hwa. The Dalgubeol Grand Bell, 22.5 tonnes, is rung in a bell-ringing ceremony every Saturday and Sunday, and at midnight on 31 December for the New Year.
The park offers underground parking, restrooms, and informational signage in multiple languages to help visitors navigate the space. Direct access to public transportation is available from the site.
The site houses a four-story National Debt Redemption Museum opened in 2011, featuring both underground and above-ground exhibition spaces. The museum collection documents the personal stories of ordinary people who participated in this movement.
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