They were angry: Is this going to return to the Japanese colony?

The Korean government wants to restore the building model of the Japanese colonial ruling institutions, Korean netizen: Want to return to the Japanese colony?

According to the National Daily reported on the 22nd, South Korea expressed strong opposition to South Korea ’s Model of the Korean Governor’ s official residence as a Korean Governor ’s official residence in Japan’ s colonial governor ’s official residence.

"National Daily" reported that the Ministry of Culture and Sports and Tourism released the "Qingwatai Operation Management Plan" on the 21st, stating that it is necessary to build Qingwatai into a landmark of containing culture, art, nature, and historic. In this plan, it also includes the content of the Domestic Governor's residence model that was demolished in 1993. The Yonhap News Agency stated in the relevant report that the Ministry of Culture and Sports and Tourism stated that the restoration plan was not a recovery of actual buildings, but a model of recovery to the North Korean Governor's residence used to display to tourists.

Data Map of North Korean Governor's residence from Korean media

South Korea's Qingwatai was built during the Goryeo Suzong period, and it was originally the Goryeo dynasty leaving the palace. In 1927, the Japanese colonists destroyed all the buildings outside the Wundu Pavilion of Jingfu Palace and established the North Korean Governor's residence. After Japan surrendered in 1945, it became the official residence of the US military and political officers. After the founding of the Republic of Korea in August 1948, it became the presidential residence and renamed Jingwutai. In the period of Yin Yanshan, it was renamed "Qingwatai". In 1993, the then South Korean President Kim Yong San from the perspective of liquidation of the Japanese imperialist remnants, the North Korean Governor's residence was demolished. The current Qingwatai was newly built by President Lu Taiyu at office.

Because the Governor's residence in North Korea has such a historical background. It is reported that the model recovery plan has been strongly opposed by South Korea's opposition party and South Korean netizens.

"National Daily" reported that South Korea criticized this in the wild party that "it is impossible to understand what (government) to promote recovery work." The common Democratic member of the Democratic Party wrote on his Facebook account: "The Old Museum of Qingwatai is a building built as the official residence of the North Korean Governor. In 1993, it was demolished to correct the righteousness of the nation and restore the pride of the people. Can't understand (why recovery). I want to ask the government to figure out who to promote recovery work. "

According to reports, South Korean netizens have also expressed dissatisfaction with the government's restoration plan. Some netizens asked: "Why restore it? This is not something that Koreans should do." Some netizens said: "Why use (national) to restore the residual of Japanese imperialism?" Another netizen sarcastically: "(This is) Is it going to return to the Japanese colony?"

Source: Global Network/Fu Jiajun

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