제1공화국 시기 창경원의 탈식민성의 불완전성과 공원 기능의 확대

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how the Japanese empire’s civilization strategy to justify the colonial rule of Korea caused ruptures in the recovery of the Korean cultural identity through the restoration of Changgyong palace. The task of cleaning up the vestiges of Japanese imperialism during the process of establishing a new independent nation state after the defeat of the Japanese Empire was not only about the eradication of political “betrayers of the country”, but also about the disclosure of the degree of cultural invasion by Japanese imperialism, and breaking away from it. Changgyong Park, which was carried forward as a civilizing process and became perceived as a modern park under colonial rule, was not brought into people’s attention as a vestige of colonialism. Due to the outbreak of the Korean War on June 25th in1950, the argument over Changgyong could not be further elaborated. As war broke out, all discussion on the status of Changgyong Park and the process of restoration stopped. After the Korean War, Changgyong Park became a place to organize consolation art festivals for war orphans, to throw a party for the elderly who endured the war, or to offer a ‘consolation gathering for citizens’ who suffered from the war. It was also a place that reminded people of the war because it was used for rallies for reunification, photo exhibitions to show footage of soldiers and the navy, as well as exhibitions to promote anti-communism. Changgyong became a field for the ideology of anti-communism.