a typical national resistance movement against the cruel rule of Japanese colonialism. Its size, the influence it exerted and its historical significance were comparable with that of the huge "Samil Independence Movement".Gwangju's tourism webpage said in 2009:
In 1953, the government designated Nov. 3rd as "Student Day"in commemoration of the Gwangju Students'Independence Movement and a memorial monument was established in Gwangju Seo Middle School and Il High School in 1954. The day was at one point abolished by the autocratic government before finally being named as "Students'Independence Memorial Day"and elevated to a nationwide memorial day in 2006.
From the 1954 dedication ceremony, via this site.
Hard to read map, via Newsis.ë�„ì‹œì² ë�„ 2í˜¸ì„ ì�˜ 당초 ë…¸ì„ ì�€ 효천ì—~백운광장~남광주ì—~서방사거리~광주ì—~ë�™ìš´ê³ ê°€~종합터미ë„�~ì‹œì²ì‹ ì²ì‚¬~í’�암지구~백운광장ì�´ì—ˆì§€ë§Œ 변경 ê³ ì‹œë¥¼ 통해 ì‹œì²~운천ì—~금호지구~월드컵경기장~백운광장(~효천ì—)~남광주ì—~광주ì—~ì „ë‚¨ëŒ€~첨단지구~수완지구~ì‹œì² êµ¬ê°„ 확대 ìˆœí™˜ì„ ìœ¼ë¡œ 바뀌었다. ì •ê±°ìž¥ ì •ì°¨ì‹œê°„ì�„ í�¬í•¨í•œ 2í˜¸ì„ ì�˜ ì†�ë�„는 38.8㎞/hrë¡œ 첨단ì—�ì„œ 백운광장까지 약 30분ì�´ë‚´ì—� ë�„ì°©í• ìˆ˜ 있으며, 1í˜¸ì„ ê³¼ì�˜ 연계를 위한 환승ì—ì�€ 운천ì—ê³¼ 남광주ì—으로 계íš�ë�¼ 있다.For as long as I have been looking at Gwangju subway maps, I've read about plans for additional lines. The subway website even used to have a map showing lines two and three, but it reflected neither reality nor the plans announced in February 2010.
최초 계�Because I love subways that would've been awesome, but excessive. And nowadays the buses do cover a lot of this ground, above-ground.
* 1í˜¸ì„ (20.60㎞) : ë�™êµ¬ 소태ë�™ ~ 금남로 ~ ìƒ�ë¬´ì‹ ë�„ì‹œ ~ ê´‘ì£¼ê³µí• ~ ê´‘ì£¼ì†¡ì •ì— ~ í�‰ë�™ì‚°ì—…단지 (1996ë…„ ì°©ê³µ 후 2003ë…„ 개통 계íš�)
* 2í˜¸ì„ (13.70㎞) : 남구 íš¨ì²œì— - 송암공단 - 백운광장 - 금남로 4ê°€ - ë§�바우시장 - ë¶�구 문화ë�™ (2004ë…„ ì°©ê³µ 후 2009ë…„ 개통 계íš�)
* 3í˜¸ì„ (24.00km) : 장성군 ì›”ì •ë¦¬ - 광산구 첨단지구 - 양산지구 - êµë¦½ê´‘주박물관 - ê´‘ì£¼ë¬¸í™”ì˜ˆìˆ íšŒê´€ - ìœ ìŠ¤í€˜ì–´ - ë†�성 - 백운광장 - ë‚¨ê´‘ì£¼ì— - 광주ì—
* 4í˜¸ì„ (28.15㎞) : ê´‘ì£¼ì— - ì „ë‚¨ëŒ€í•™êµ� - ë¶�구 오치ë�™ - ì�¼ê³¡ì§€êµ¬ - 양산지구 - 보훈병ì›� - ê´‘ì£¼ì‹œì² - ìƒ�무 - 서구 금호지구 - 월드컵경기장 - 금남로 5ê°€ - 광주ì—
* 5í˜¸ì„ (16.60㎞) : 장성군 ì›”ì •ë¦¬ - 하남공단 - 광산구 ìš°ì‚°ë�™ - ìœ ìŠ¤í€˜ì–´ - 금남로 5ê°€
First subway in Gwangju, by 양광삼 기�.
Naver's looking out from above Eldorado Resort.Being the first slow city of Asia, along with the completion of the bridge that connects the island to the peninsula ― which opened last year ― brought many changes to Jeungdo. As the number of visitors increased dramatically, the island faced more demand for accommodations and tour packages. This had both positive and negative impacts on the island, placing Jeungdo somewhere in between further development and the expected “slowness.”
* February 15, 2008: Jeollanam-do's slow cities.Nearly two years ago we read of Jeung-do in the JoongAng Daily that "A rare experiment to create an island free of cigarette smoking, cars and night lights has begun in Korea’s southern region." But in this month's Herald piece we see a conflicted Jeung-do:
* March 24, 2009: Jeollanam-do is a little slow.
* December 28, 2009: "Slow City" in Shinan working hard to stay slow.
Lee Jong-hwa, the representative of the local tour agency Gilbeot, on the other hand, has been receiving complaints from visitors and scholars, that Jeungdo isn’t “slow” enough. One of the scholars that contacted him pointed out that most buildings on Jeungdo are modern-day residential ones, carrying no particular aesthetic values. Unlike other slow cities in Korea, such as Changpyeong of South Jeolla Province or Yesan of South Chungcheong Province, Jeungdo doesn’t have any traditional Korean houses or ancient Buddhist temples. “He said we should in fact ‘create’ traditional homes, at least just to show the visitors, to serve the purpose of being a slow city,” Lee told The Korea Herald. “But we cannot live a lie for the sake of a slow city.”Still interested in visiting? Search the Korea Tourism Organization's webpage for a couple of articles on it. There are a couple of big---well, um, slow city big---festivals: the Slow Salt Village Festival (SLOW 소금마을 축제) from May to July at the Salt Village, and a Mud Festival
a typical national resistance movement against the cruel rule of Japanese colonialism. Its size, the influence it exerted and its historical significance were comparable with that of the huge "Samil Independence Movement".Gwangju's tourism webpage said in 2009:
In 1953, the government designated Nov. 3rd as "Student Day"in commemoration of the Gwangju Students'Independence Movement and a memorial monument was established in Gwangju Seo Middle School and Il High School in 1954. The day was at one point abolished by the autocratic government before finally being named as "Students'Independence Memorial Day"and elevated to a nationwide memorial day in 2006.
From the 1954 dedication ceremony, via this site.
Though South Korean children score among the highest in the world on standardized reading and math tests, their success comes at a price, according to an October Time magazine dispatch. They supposedly suffer "educational masochism" -- punishing themselves by overstudy, especially in high school preparing for university admissions tests (a process so competitive that even test-coaching schools are picky about accepting students). Earlier this year, to curb the "masochism," the government began enforcing a 10 p.m. curfew on coaching-school activities, and in Seoul, a six-man team conducts nightly after-hours raids on classes that run late-night sessions behind shuttered windows. (Ironically, Time acknowledged, American educational reformers want U.S. students to study harder, like Asians do, but Asian reformers want their students to relax, like American students.)
The problem is not that South Korean kids aren't learning enough or working hard enough; it's that they aren't working smart. When I visited some schools, I saw classrooms in which a third of the students slept while the teacher continued lecturing, seemingly unfazed.The spectacularly inefficient use of classroom time---with kids "studying" "year-round" but spending a month after exams watching movies in class, or attending schools on Saturdays to play soccer or go on field trips---is one problem with comparing the Korean and American school systems and their different school calendars. (See also "Continued exaggeration of President Obama's views of Korean education" from 2010.)
The survey of 1,649 students and 1,132 teachers, conducted by the Korean Teachers and Education Workers’ Union, came amid disputes over moves by liberal-controlled educational offices to change the way teachers treat students.Like a lot of what this union does, the survey is a publicity stunt. But it leads you to wonder how much improvement could be made in Korean schools if teachers like that weren't in charge.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, headed by liberal superintendent Kwak No-hyun, announced measures last month to enhance students’ human rights, sparking protests from conservative groups advocating teachers’ rights.
According to the survey, 44.5 percent of the students said they were entitled to do other things than just focusing on lessons during classes ― 24 percent of teachers agreed to such rights.
Hard to read map, via Newsis.ë�„ì‹œì² ë�„ 2í˜¸ì„ ì�˜ 당초 ë…¸ì„ ì�€ 효천ì—~백운광장~남광주ì—~서방사거리~광주ì—~ë�™ìš´ê³ ê°€~종합터미ë„�~ì‹œì²ì‹ ì²ì‚¬~í’�암지구~백운광장ì�´ì—ˆì§€ë§Œ 변경 ê³ ì‹œë¥¼ 통해 ì‹œì²~운천ì—~금호지구~월드컵경기장~백운광장(~효천ì—)~남광주ì—~광주ì—~ì „ë‚¨ëŒ€~첨단지구~수완지구~ì‹œì² êµ¬ê°„ 확대 ìˆœí™˜ì„ ìœ¼ë¡œ 바뀌었다. ì •ê±°ìž¥ ì •ì°¨ì‹œê°„ì�„ í�¬í•¨í•œ 2í˜¸ì„ ì�˜ ì†�ë�„는 38.8㎞/hrë¡œ 첨단ì—�ì„œ 백운광장까지 약 30분ì�´ë‚´ì—� ë�„ì°©í• ìˆ˜ 있으며, 1í˜¸ì„ ê³¼ì�˜ 연계를 위한 환승ì—ì�€ 운천ì—ê³¼ 남광주ì—으로 계íš�ë�¼ 있다.For as long as I have been looking at Gwangju subway maps, I've read about plans for additional lines. The subway website even used to have a map showing lines two and three, but it reflected neither reality nor the plans announced in February 2010.
최초 계�Because I love subways that would've been awesome, but excessive. And nowadays the buses do cover a lot of this ground, above-ground.
* 1í˜¸ì„ (20.60㎞) : ë�™êµ¬ 소태ë�™ ~ 금남로 ~ ìƒ�ë¬´ì‹ ë�„ì‹œ ~ ê´‘ì£¼ê³µí• ~ ê´‘ì£¼ì†¡ì •ì— ~ í�‰ë�™ì‚°ì—…단지 (1996ë…„ ì°©ê³µ 후 2003ë…„ 개통 계íš�)
* 2í˜¸ì„ (13.70㎞) : 남구 íš¨ì²œì— - 송암공단 - 백운광장 - 금남로 4ê°€ - ë§�바우시장 - ë¶�구 문화ë�™ (2004ë…„ ì°©ê³µ 후 2009ë…„ 개통 계íš�)
* 3í˜¸ì„ (24.00km) : 장성군 ì›”ì •ë¦¬ - 광산구 첨단지구 - 양산지구 - êµë¦½ê´‘주박물관 - ê´‘ì£¼ë¬¸í™”ì˜ˆìˆ íšŒê´€ - ìœ ìŠ¤í€˜ì–´ - ë†�성 - 백운광장 - ë‚¨ê´‘ì£¼ì— - 광주ì—
* 4í˜¸ì„ (28.15㎞) : ê´‘ì£¼ì— - ì „ë‚¨ëŒ€í•™êµ� - ë¶�구 오치ë�™ - ì�¼ê³¡ì§€êµ¬ - 양산지구 - 보훈병ì›� - ê´‘ì£¼ì‹œì² - ìƒ�무 - 서구 금호지구 - 월드컵경기장 - 금남로 5ê°€ - 광주ì—
* 5í˜¸ì„ (16.60㎞) : 장성군 ì›”ì •ë¦¬ - 하남공단 - 광산구 ìš°ì‚°ë�™ - ìœ ìŠ¤í€˜ì–´ - 금남로 5ê°€
First subway in Gwangju, by 양광삼 기�.
