Jingwansa Taegukgi Flags Displayed on Major Arterial Roads
to Mark the March 1st Movement Day
Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced on the 27th that it will display the Treasure No. 2142 ‘Jingwansa Taegukgi’ discovered at Jingwansa Temple as horizontal flags on major arterial roads to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the March 1st Movement.
From the 28th of this month to the 1st of next month, the district will hang 2,000 Jingwansa Taegukgi flags as horizontal banners along nine major arterial roads including Tongil-ro, Eunpyeong-ro, Jeungsan-ro, Yeonseo-ro, and Seooreung-ro. Since 2015, Eunpyeong-gu has been displaying the Jingwansa Taegukgi alongside the national flag on both the March 1st Movement Day and Liberation Day every year.
The ‘Jingwansa Taegukgi’ is a Taegukgi flag used by Monk Baek Chowol during the independence movement and was designated as a treasure in 2021. It was discovered in May 2009 during the dismantling and restoration work of the Chilseonggak Shrine at Jingwansa Temple, found between the altar and pillars along with other independence movement materials, making it a cultural asset of great historical value.
This March 1st Movement Day, a large Jingwansa Taegukgi will be hung at the district office building to widely promote the noble patriotic spirit embodied in the Jingwansa Taegukgi to visitors of the district office.
Mayor Kim Mi-kyung said, “The Jingwansa Taegukgi, Eunpyeong-gu’s fifth treasure, is a proud symbol of independence by Monk Baek Chowol,” and added, “I hope that as people see the Jingwansa Taegukgi displayed throughout the streets, they will not forget and will remember the spirit of independence contained within it.”
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