44 Photo Essay
Old Town Mokpo
Gwangju News, April 2022
gwangjunewsgic.com
CULTURE & ARTS
By Isaiah Winters
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okpo is such a great little city. Its geography alone is impressive, with rocky Yudal-san bookending the city’s peninsular core and shielding residents from the yearly barrage of typhoons. The city also sits at the mouth of the massive Yeongsan River, which originates in Damyang-gun, passes through Gwangju and Naju, and disgorges on either side of Goha-do. During the days of occupation, the Japanese similarly found the city to be of significant strategic value, as evidenced by its many well-placed coastal tunnels dug in preparation for U.S. attacks.
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