February 14: The Day of Ahn Jung-geun's Death Sentence
"Spelling and Spacing Are a Mess... Attention Needed"
Professor Seo Kyung-deok of Sungshin Women's University pointed out that the Korean exhibition descriptions at the Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall in Harbin, China, are inadequate.
It has been found that the Korean exhibition descriptions at the Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall in Harbin, China contain numerous errors. Provided by Professor Seo Kyung-deok
On the 14th, Professor Seo Kyung-deok stated on Facebook, "After tourists who cheered at the 2025 Harbin Winter Asian Games site visited the Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall located at Harbin Station, I received many reports and learned that there were many errors such as incorrect spelling, spacing, and rarely used words like 'jingamhada' (to resonate or be shaken) in the memorial hall's descriptions."
Professor Seo said, "When I visited the memorial hall five years ago, I strongly raised these issues with the local staff. However, it seems that nothing has been corrected at all," and added, "Although the management and supervision of the memorial hall are handled by the Chinese side, related government departments such as the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs can sufficiently protest to the Chinese side and have these issues rectified."
He also said, "The preservation status of Korean independence movement sites overseas is not in good condition," and emphasized, "Only the continuous interest and visits of our citizens can be a great support."
Meanwhile, February 14th is the date of Ahn Jung-geun's death sentence. Ahn shot Ito Hirobumi at Harbin Station in Heilongjiang Province on October 26, 1909, and was sentenced to death by the Japanese on February 14 of the following year. He died a martyr 42 days later, on March 26 of the same year.
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