Horyongboru Watchtower, Jangsu

This structure is a fortification built to protect the village from atrocities by communist forces during the period of confrontation between democracy and communism that followed the division of Korea into North and South. Its walls were built of stone, with gun ports set into them at intervals: four gun ports were staggered at the upper, middle and lower levels respectively, allowing the surrounding area to be watched in every direction. Shortly after the Korean War, a local defence corps fought alongside the police here against communist partisans from Jirisan Mountain and won, vividly illustrating the history of ideological confrontation that escalated into armed conflict after Korea's liberation.

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Where it is

Region

Jangsu, Jeonbuk

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산