China Chronicles: The Korean Connection

Hello Everyone!

This past week/weekend I visited the memorial of Ahn Jung-geun (안중근, 安重根).
Please read this article by TIME for the context/significance:
(http://time.com/2609/104-years-later-a-chinese-train-station-platform-is-still-the-site-of-anti-japanese-rancor/)

In a nutshell, on October 26, 1909, Ahn Jung-geun assassinated Itō Hirobumi (a four-time Prime Minister of Japan) following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty. The treaty deprived Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty and made Korea a protectorate of Japan. Ahn Jung-geun, in an effort to assert Korean independence and repel Japanese aggression, killed Itō Hirobumi.
Ahn was posthumously awarded the Republic of Korea Medal of Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962 by the Korean Government, the most prestigious civil decoration in the Republic of Korea, for his efforts for Korean independence.

Here are some pics of my visit:

The sign says "Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Museum"

The man of the hour! Hero?...or Villain?...0___o!

Platform where the assassination took place

Cool illustration!

Ahn Jung-geun and his accomplices...

The Eulsa Treaty

On death row, Ahn Jung-geun received this outfit from his mother to wear before his execution

Overall, it was an interesting experience visiting this museum. If you ask me what I think of Ahn Jung-geun (i.e if he was a hero or a villain) I would have to go with hero because (and you can do your own research) at the time of the signing of the Eulsa treaty, Korea signed under duress. Therefore, in my humble view, Ahn Jung-geun's actions were justified.
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Next up, while I was walking in a mall, I came across a Chinese woman giving a public lecture/lesson on the Korean language. Check it out!

I really want to upload a video, but the slow upload speed of the internet here in China is no joke (even for a 15 second clip)...nevertheless, if you look at her second bullet point, she's introducing the Korean "consonants" and in the third bullet point she is introducing the Korean "vowels": the Korean language does indeed have an alphabet!

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Last but not least, here are some other cool pics: