Maeheon Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall

Maeheon Yun Bong-gil is a national hero who, on April 29, 1932, at Hongkou Park in Shanghai, China, threw a bomb at the Japanese military and civilian leadership lined up on the podium during a celebration of the Japanese Emperor's birthday and the victory of the Shanghai Incident, thereby proclaiming the Korean national spirit and independence to the world. Yun Bong-gil, who devoted his entire short life of 25 years to his country, was sentenced to death by a court-martial adhering to the principle of single-minded justice and died on December 19, 1932, in the cold land of Japan, less than a year after his heroic deed.

To properly promote the life and achievements of Yun Bong-gil and to widely spread the patriotic spirit of love for the nation for rural enlightenment and righteous struggle, the Maeheon Yun Bong-gil Memorial Association, under the auspices of the organization, built the memorial hall on December 1, 1988, with donations from the people, within the Citizen's Forest in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. From January 1, 2016, the memorial hall was transferred to the ownership of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, and from 2017 to 2018, modernization of the exhibition facilities was carried out, leading to a grand reopening in 2018, the 30th anniversary of its establishment.