Talk:Hyochang Park

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:42, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

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Playing golf around the fenced-off tombs of royal family members

• ... that the Empire of Japan turned a Korean royal cemetery into a golf course at what is now Hyochang Park? Source: "Hyoch’ang Park’s history began during the Chosŏn era as royal graves for Munhyoseja—the first son of Chŏngjo, the 22nd king of Chosŏn—and his mother, Ŭibinsŏngssi. ... First, there was a movement to turn Hyoch’ang-won into a park by the Japanese because the place was well landscaped and had a pine forest. They began to use it as a space in the city for rest and leisure, and even set up a golf course (1921–1924) because of the hilly nature of the tomb area." [1]
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  • Comment: The image is published by the South Korean government and allowed for any kind of use as long as attribution is given. Sources: License is visible on the image page here [2] and description of license is here [3]. Here's some translations of relevant parts of license. In first section: "1. 온·오프라인을 통하여 공유 및 이용 가능 ... 3. 이 저작물은 영리 목적으로 이용할 수 있습니다." -> "1. This image can be used on and offline ... 3. This image can be used for commercial purposes". In the second: "저작물의 출처를 표시하셔야 합니다." -> "You must indicate where the work comes from". The rest of the license is stuff like "don't misrepresent the information" or disclaimers about govt liability.

5x expanded by Toobigtokale (talk). Self-nominated at 00:31, 18 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hyochang Park; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• @Toobigtokale: Hook interesting and cited in-text to reliable sources. Article is well cited and has been 5-times expanded. Image good and appears in the article. No copyvio and no QPQ needed. Good work and a really interesting hook! :3 F4U (they/it) 23:00, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

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In 1921, the Empire of Japan turned a Korean royal cemetery into a golf course at what is now Hyochang Park. The tomb of Royal Noble Consort Uibin Seong was left directly on the course; it can be seen in the center of the picture, with a fence erected around it. Two Korean children dressed in white can be seen caddying for two golfers. A significant majority of players who used the course were Japanese. After the liberation of Korea in 1945, the park was turned into a memorial for Korean independence activists who resisted the Japanese colonization of Korea.

Photograph credit: unknown; restored by Adam Cuerden

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