Song Hye-kyo, Seo Kyoung-duk donate 10,000 guidebooks to Korean Empire legation in Washington

Actress Song Hye-kyo and Professor Seo Kyoung-duk have donated 10,000 guidebooks to the Korean Empire's former legation in Washington D.C. The guidebooks, titled 'Stories of Our History Encountered Abroad - Washington Edition,' are produced in both Korean and English.

These materials will be distributed to visitors of the legation, a significant historical site in Washington D.C. The Korean Empire established this diplomatic space in the U.S. capital, and it remains a symbolic location connected to the history of the Korean independence movement, even after the Japanese colonial period.

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I donated 10,000 guidebooks titled 'Stories of Our History Encountered Abroad - Washington Edition' to the Korean Empire's legation in Washington D.C.

Professor Seo announced the donation on his social media, highlighting that the guidebooks also cover other independence movement-related sites in the Washington area, such as the Korean Commission and the Korean National Association. The initiative is part of a long-standing effort by Song and Seo, who have been working for 15 years to promote Korean historical sites overseas.

Their joint projects have extended to 11 major cities worldwide, including New York, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mexico City. Seo expressed concern over the preservation status of these overseas Korean independence movement sites, emphasizing that continued public interest and visits are crucial for their conservation. The duo has previously donated Korean guidebooks, Korean signboards, and relief sculptures of independence activists to 40 historical sites abroad.

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The preservation status of overseas Korean independence movement sites is not good. Continued public interest and visits will be a great help in preserving overseas historical sites.