익산지역 독립운동사적지 현황과 과제

Abstract

The Korean Independence Movement had endlessly continued from the end of the pre-modern Korean history to the last day of the Japanese colonial times. Iksan region was not an exception of the extremely earnest longings and struggles. Currently, there are 84 persons of merits for the Independence Movement, indicating that there were various aspects of the Independence Movement in the region. This study aim to review the current status of the historic places of the Independence Movement in Iksan region and their application in order to raise the recognition on the local history and to apply the historic sites of the Independence Movement. As a result, among 17 historic sites for the research, there are five lost places, six transformed places, one original recovered places, three original conserved places, and two damaged places. The suggestions for promoting to study about the history of the Independence Movement and for applying them as cultural industrial sources are as follows: First, the comprehensive academic researches on the Independent Movement in Iksan region should be conducted. That is, collecting the sources and publishing their collection shall be prioritized. Second, it is necessary to combine storytelling about people and scenes of the history of the Independence Movement with media, and to reproduce them as various cultural contents. In addition, there are abundant sources of storytelling including Lee, Kyu-hong and the volunteer[Righteous] corps, Moon, Yong-ki of the March 1st Independence Movement, raising public sense by the Society for the Study of the Buddhadharma and other students and social movements in the history of Independence Movement in Iksan region. Third, it is to apply them as sites for cultural tourism and history education. Applicable or verified historic sites may be set a tour course, and if they are linked with the existing historic sites and can attract tourists as tourism sources, it is expected that there will be economic values. Fourth, it is necessary to establish Larchiveum focusing on the modern and contemporary history. Iksan is not only an old city with a thousand years' history but also a modern city formed in the Japanese colonial era, having various cultural heritages from the ancient, modern, and contemporary times. Now, in order to show the modern and contemporary Iksan, it necessitates to use Larchiveum as the space for exhibitions, cultural activities, researches, and archiving through its establishment. That is, the establishment of Larchiveum will be the settlement of the center of history of the Independent Movement as a cultural complex in all the areas in Jeonbuk as well as Iksan region.