[조이누리 기자단] The Historic Park of Geoje P.O.W Camp - 정세영

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The Historic Park of Geoje P.O.W Camp

 

Today, I would like to introduce you a famous tourist attraction in Geoje (거제), the Historic Park of Geoje P.O.W Camp.

Geoje P.O.W camp was where prisoners of war (POW) were accommodated during the Korean War(6.25 전쟁). More than 17 thousand soldiers were imprisoned, and about 300 people were women. After a ceasefire was negotiated, the remains of the camp were restored in 1999 and became a popular tourist attraction.

 

 

Tank exhibit hall	diorama room

                                         

 

The first thing you see when you enter the camp is the tank exhibit hall. Instead of actual tanks, it is sort of an entrance to the historic park itself. While riding an escalator, you could see figures of important people in the Korean War such as Seung-man Lee, Jeong-ill Kim, etc.

 

After you are escalated (?), there is a diorama room. In the room, there are many photos took during the war, and figures that reenacted the scene of the P.O.W camp.

 

 

North Korea’s south invasion	Dae-dong River railroad bridge

                           

 

On your way to the next exhibit hall, you could see some miniatures picturing the scenes of war. One is about North Korea’s invasion, and another describes the image of people running away south although the Dae-dong River railroad bridge was blown-up.

 

POW living hall	POW capturing hall

                                                   

 

The POW living hall describes the living of POW. From the labor they did to what spoons they used, remains of their living are put on display.

 

The POW capturing hall fully explains the process of a POW’s capture. During a war, when North Korea or Chinese soldiers are found, they are captured right at the spot and sent to this camp.

 

  

 

Women prisoner’s camp	Idea conflicts between POW

                                   

 

There was a separate camp for women prisoners. They had a similar routine with any other POW but experienced some differences like clothing.

 

POWs could be divided into two groups. One group wanted to be sent back to North Korea after the war, and the members of the other group refused to do so. In other words, one group was for communism and the other was against communism. These two groups had many conflicts that eventually led to a riot. The conflict reached the big time when people who were for communism kidnapped Ridgway, M.B.

 

I believe visiting the Historic Park of Geoje P.O.W Camp will be able to help people understand the process of Korea’s division. I wish more people could know about the pitiful reality of North Korea and South Korea and support both Koreas’ unification. 

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