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Gwangjueupseong Walled Town: The Administrative Heart of Gwangju
Narrative
Located in downtown Gwangju, centered around the National Asian Culture Center (Former Jeollanam-do Provincial Government Building) and May 18 Democracy Square, is the site of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town. A walled town, called eupseong in Korean, was established at an important location in an area to protect residents and serve military and administrative functions. Gwangjueupseong Walled Town was first established circa 1378-1379 at the end of the Goryeo period (918-1392) when Japanese pirates frequently invaded the Korean Peninsula. It underwent several repairs and renovations in the Joseon period (1392-1910). It is said to have been demolished between 1908 and 1918 by Japanese troops during the Japanese protectorate (1905-1910) and colonial (1910-1945) periods. The walled town was home to the local government office and had gates in each of the cardinal directions, namely Jinnammun in the south, Gwangnimun in the west, Gongbungmun in the north, and Seowonmun in the east, with today’s Chungjang-ro Road serving as the road that connected the north and south gates. Within the walled town was the pavilion, Jeoryangnu. The fortress of the walled town had a pentagonal shape, originally measuring 2.26 km in perimeter. The walls measuring 4.2 m in height and were surrounded by a moat.
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Resources
| type | resource | title | description/caption | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 해설 | Cultural Heritage Wiki | Site of Gwangjueupseong Walled Town | https://dh.aks.ac.kr/~heritage/wiki/index.php/광주읍성_유허 |
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- Sacred Foundations: Confucian Legacy and Traditional Governance
- Gwangjueupseong Walled Town: The Administrative Heart of Gwangju
- Gwangjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School: Confucian Veneration and Elite Education
- Commemorative Pavilion of the Jangheung Go Clan: Three Generations of the Three Confucian Virtues
- Commemorative Pavilion of Chunghyo-dong: The Village of Loyalty and Filial Devotion
- Buyongjeong Pavilion and the Gwangju Village Code
- Yi Seon-je’s Shrine in Perpetuity: Remembering Outstanding Virtue
- Wolbongseowon Confucian Academy: Repository of the Four-Seven Debate
