The Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Hangzhou is located at No. 55 Changsheng Road. More than 80 years ago, the provisional government composed of Kim Gu, known as the father of South Korea and a founding hero, and his comrades was here. In 1910, Japan annexed Korea, and a large number of anti-Japanese patriots exiled to China. In 1919, the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was established in Shanghai. In April, Kim Gu came to Shanghai and joined the newly established provisional government. At first, he served as the police chief and later as the chairman. On April 29, 1942, the South Korean patriot Yoon Bong-gil carried out Kim Gu’s assassination order and blew up General Shirakawa Yoshinori, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Army, in Hongkou Park, Shanghai. Under the extensive search and arrest by the Japanese invaders, the members of the South Korean provisional government came to Hangzhou and Jiaxing, Zhejiang with the help of Chinese progressives and continued to carry out struggles. Hangzhou is an important stop for the South Korean provisional government’s activities in China. During the three years in Hangzhou, important officials of the South Korean provisional government left their footprints in Hupan Village on Changsheng Road, Sixinfang on Xueshi Road, and the Second Qingtai Hotel. For example, they held state affairs conferences and issued the organ newspaper of the Independence Party, ‘Xiaguang’. Kim Gu and his comrades, under the protection of the people of Zhejiang, escaped the pursuit of the Japanese invaders and were reborn when on the verge of despair. In November 1945, the members of the ‘provisional government’ left China and returned to South Korea. After that, Kim Gu carried out unremitting struggles to establish a unified and independent South Korea.
The museum has four exhibition halls, partially restoring the old appearance of the 1930s. There is a migration map of the provisional government at that time, and there are also deeds of the Chinese and South Korean people fighting side by side at that time. The opening hours are from 09:00 to 16:30 all year round.Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Hangzhou
The Memorial Hall of the Former Site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Hangzhou is located […]
