Exhibition Overview

Exhibition: Guided Walks through Yongsan

An entry page that gathers the seven walk-based exhibition sections shaped from the curated Yongsan corpus.

This page is the exhibition gateway for the seven walk-based sections drawn from 2. Guided Walks through the U.S. Base and the City. 0. Prologue remains an opening layer, while the main body is read through separate section pages.

Sections

All exhibition sections

Each section is arranged as a card of the same size so the exhibition sequence can be read from top to bottom.

Section 01 Places 13 Items 82

Yongsan Garrison Walk

From Japanese Army Barracks to the U.S. Base

This section follows the long occupation of the Yongsan area, from villages between Namsan and the Han River to Japanese military barracks, the U.S. base, and later debates over return and park transformation.

Section 02 Places 10 Items 27

Sinyongsan Walk

The Birth and Transformation of a New Town

This section follows boulevards, rail lines, warehouses, and traces of Japanese settlement to show how Sinyongsan emerged as a modern urban axis and later entered scenes of redevelopment.

Section 03 Places 6 Items 20

Namsan Foothills Walk

Traces of Japanese Colonial Invasion Inscribed in Yongsan

This section follows residential slopes, shrine sites, and former shooting ranges to show how colonial military and ritual traces remained inside ordinary post-liberation urban landscapes.

Section 04 Places 7 Items 17

Old Yongsan Walk

From Hyochang-dong to Cheongpa-dong

Passing through Hyochang Park, Sookmyung Women’s University, and the Cheongpa-dong area, this section reads Yongsan through daily life, education, and independence-era memory beyond a purely military frame.

Section 05 Places 8 Items 54

Transitional Era Walk

Liberation and the Arrival of the U.S. Military Era

Following scenes of liberation in 1945, state formation in 1948, war, and long-term U.S. military presence, this section traces how Yongsan was reordered in a moment of transition.

Section 06 Places 8 Items 33

Bugundang Walk

Coexistence of Traditional and Foreign Cultures

Following village shrines in Bogwang-dong, Seobinggo, Dongbinggo, and Itaewon, this section shows how local belief, foreign cultural presence, military land, and neighborhood community have coexisted in Yongsan.

Section 07 Places 8 Items 37

Ichon-dong Walk

Yongsan's Past and Future

Following South Post, the Han River edge, Yongsan Family Park, officers’ housing complex 5, the partially opened base compound, and the urban memory exhibition hall, this section traces how the military past is translated into park discourse and urban futures.