북후정(北堠亭) 위치에 관한 고찰

Abstract

This study identifies the real venue of Bukhujung and how it was misunderstood that it was located near the present venue of Daegu Citizen Hall. Bukhujung was a historic site where the first Daegu Residents’ Convention was held during the National Debt Repayment Movement which got a good start in Daegu, 1907. Confucian scholars and the merchant class led the National Debt Repayment Movement which became the nationwide racial movement going through the Daegu Residents’ Convention. Therefore, Bukhujung was appreciated and recorded as a monumental-representative venue for the National Debt Repayment Movement along with Kwang-Moon Sa and Su-Chang Sa. Bukhujung was called as Eupbukroo which was a government office building located outside of the west gate of Daegu Fortress (Daegu Eupseong). According to historical sources, Bukhujung lied between two-Ri and three-Ri from the west of Kyungsang Provincial Office, and stood in front of the entrance of the past Seomun Market. These facts can be simply proved by the ancient maps and/or pictures. However, some related organizations and institutes have, so far, relied on some flawed arguments without searching for primary sources, and have kept their opinion for “Bukhujung outside of the north gate.” Accordingly, a monument to the memory of the National Debt Repayment Movement was elected in the other place due to the misunderstanding, and the citizens, meanwhile, promoted the misconception. It is needed to identify the right venue of Bukhujung and restore it, and to hurry the operation to remedy the wrongly recorded exhibits.