Ryu Gwansun

Ryu Gwansun
Korean spelling
Hangeul	류관순
Hanja	柳 寬 順
Revised Romanization	Ryu Gwan-sun
McCune- Reischauer	Ryu Kwansun
See also : Korean name

Ryu Gwansun , also known as Yu Gwansun (born December 16, 1902 , † September 28, 1920 ) was a Korean independence activist who belonged to the Christian Church and protested against Japanese colonial rule .

childhood

Ryu Gwansun was born in a small farming village in 1902. According to her brother, she taught herself the Korean alphabet, Hangul . In 1916 she attended the Methodist Ewha School (now Ewha Womans University ) in Seoul on the recommendation of the missionary Alice Sharp . After the Japanese governor general closed these and other schools because of the unrest in the movement of March 1 , 1919, she returned to her homeland.

Demonstrations

Ryu Gwansun and her school friends joined the March First Movement despite their teacher recommending not to participate in the revolution. Ryu was sent to prison for a short time and her school was closed. With the help of her family and friends, she planned a peaceful demonstration in her province on April 1st. The day before the demonstration, Ryu lit a fire on the mountain as a signal. The next day, more than 2,000 people gathered in a market square to take part in the demonstration. Japanese police shot at the people, and around 19 of them, including Ryu's parents, died. Ryu Gwansun was sent to Seodaemun Prison , where she died at the age of 17.

Movie

In 2019, Ryu's Life was filmed by Jo Min-ho. In A Resistance ( 항거: 유관순 이야기 Hanggeo: Ryu Gwansun Iyagi ) she is embodied by Ko Ah-seong . The film opened in South Korean cinemas on February 27, 2019.

Hints

• Bright Figures in Korean History (한국 역사 를 빚낸 사람들), Kim Han-ryong Compiler (김한룡 엮음) 대일 출판사
• "유관순 - Thumb 국어 사전". daum.net. 2011 [last update]. http://krdic.daum.net/dickr/contents.do?offset=A029668100&query1=A029668100#A029668100 . Retrieved February 8, 2011.
• "유관순 열사 의 어린 시절 과 학창 시절". yugwansun.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.yugwansun.com/yugwansoon_01/sub_03.asp . Retrieved February 7, 2011.
• "Yu Kwan Sun Summary | BookRags.com". bookrags.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.bookrags.com/research/yu-kwan-sun-ema-06/ . Retrieved February 7, 2011.
• "유관순 열사 의 3-1 만세 운동". yugwansun.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.yugwansun.com/yugwansoon_01/sub_04.asp . Retrieved February 7, 2011.
• "아우내 만세 운동 과 유관순". yugwansun.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.yugwansun.com/yugwansoon_01/sub_05.asp . Retrieved February 7, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Ryu Gwansun  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Inyoung Kang: Overlooked No More: Yu Gwan-sun, a Korean Independence Activist Who Defied Japanese Rule. In: The New York Times . March 28, 2018 (English). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ A Resistance (2019). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, accessed March 3, 2019 .