Wolmido

Coordinates: 37°28′51″N 126°28′28″E / 37.480852°N 126.474552°E / 37.480852; 126.474552

Wolmido
Hangul 월미도
Hanja 月尾島
Revised Romanization Wolmido
McCune–Reischauer Wŏlmido

Wolmido Island (월미도), also known as Wŏlmi-do, is an island one kilometer off the coast of South Korea near Incheon. It was connected to the mainland by a highway in 1989, and was later due to be connected by a monorail which has yet to open.[1][2] It is a weekend destination and tourist area, with restaurants, the theme park Play Hill and the areas Meeting Square, Arts Square, Performance Square, and Good Harvest Square.[3]

The Korean Traditional Garden at Wolmi Park (월미공원) was established in 2001 after the relocation of the Army base which had been located there for 50 years.[3]

History

U.S. Marines and a planted flag atop Wolmi Island, at Inchon in 1950

On September 10, 1950, the U.S. Army began five days of bombing Wolmido Island, which contained North Korean Army soldiers. Several hundred civilians were killed in the dropping of 93 napalm bombs. The battle was inspiration for the North Korean Propaganda Film Wolmi Island produced in 1982.[4]

An Army base was established at the site of what became Wolmi Park (월미공원) after the base's relocation. The site was turned into a garden and opened to the public in 2001.[3]

Landing on Wolmido island via ferry
Wolmido promenade

References

  1. ↑ "Where the Sky and the Sea Are Open to the World". Korea Tourism Organization. n.d. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Wolmido Monorail: Incheon, South Korea". The Monorail Society. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Incheon » Jung-gu » Wolmido Island". Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Wolmido residents demand joint investigation into Korean War massacre". The Hankyoreh. September 16, 2009. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Additional on March 25, 2012
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.