SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Seodaemun-gu (district) of Seoul, the capital metropolis of South Korea, hosted a live performance titled “Song of Hope and Joy” on Monday night to have a good time the upcoming 78th anniversary of the Korean Liberation Day.
The live performance is a part of “Seodaemun Independence Festival” held to commemorate Aug. 15, the day within the yr of 1945 when the Korean Peninsula was liberated from Japanese colonial rule. The competition, which began from Saturday and can final until Tuesday, consists of live shows, taekwondo performances and a sequence of different celebrations.
In addition, a particular exhibition, which focuses on the historic second on Aug. 15, 1945 when the Korean Peninsula was liberated after Japan introduced give up with out situation, was held at Seodaemun Prison History Hall in Seoul from Saturday.
Seodaemun Prison History Hall was used to imprison independence fighters within the peninsula till it was liberated from Japanese colonial rule.
Patriots suffered humiliation and repression within the Seodaemun Prison when the Korean Peninsula was occupied by Imperial Japan, and so they had been launched after Japan introduced give up, Lee Sung-heon, mayor of Seodaemun-gu, advised Xinhua.
The exhibition was held to rekindle the enjoyment of the nation’s liberation, so that individuals could cherish the hard-won nationwide independence, Lee added.