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President Moon takes a hike on the north side of Mount Bukak, which is about to open after 52 years.▶ Click here to enlarge the view
On the 31st, President Moon Jae-in directly opened the iron gate of Bukaksan Mountain, which had been closed for 52 years after the so-called ‘Kim Shin-jo incident’, a surprise attempt by the North Korean military in 1968 against the Blue house.
While the government has decided to open some areas on the north side of Mount Bukak, to which public access has been restricted, to citizens as of the 1st of next month, President Moon himself went up to the open area the day before the opening. to check readiness status.
The hike was accompanied by mountaineer Eom Hong-gil, actor Lee Si-young, Kang Shin-yong (63), a resident who has lived in Buam-dong, Jongno-gu for more than 30 years, and Jeong Haeul ( 17), born in Buam-dong.
President Moon first came to Buam-dong Rabbit Cave, the first entrance on the north side, and received a report on the status of Bukaksan’s management from the capital’s defense commander, Do-gyun Kim, and then He handed the key to the official to open the iron door.
President Moon takes a break▶ Click here to enlarge the view
After hearing about the preparation process and management plan for the opening of Mount Bukak from Chung Jae-sook, head of the Cultural Heritage Administration, and Kim Young-jong, head of Jongno-gu, President Moon, who moved to the Cheongwoondae Information Center, spoke about the plan to open the south side of Mt.
President Moon laughed and explained the meaning of the road opening, saying, “Because the district mayor may not be able to promote himself well, I will complement him a bit.”
President Moon said: “One part that has not been opened so far was the blocking of the so-called ‘Korea-North Korea vein’ connecting Ansan, Inwangsan, Bukaksan and Bukhansan”, and “this time, Ansan-Bukhansan stay connected all the time. “
He added: “Now only the trails that walk along Seonggwak-ro are open, but the goal to open the top of the Blue House by 2022 at the latest.”
In response to President Moon’s explanation, Mayor Kim said, “Thank you for explaining on my behalf,” and the participants laughed and applauded.
President Moon mentioned that the open part was important not only for the security of the Blue House, but also for the defense of the airspace, and also said: “Instead of opening, we need to strengthen the boundaries more thoroughly in a more scientific “.
During the walk, when Captain Eom told President Moon, “There is no separate vaccine for Corona 19 (novel coronavirus infection). Obstetrics and nature are vaccines,” and President Moon replied, “In fact, the The number of people visiting the trail has increased. “
On Hasan Road, they naturally greeted residents who went on a weekend walk.
Residents said “Be healthy”, “I love you” and “Be careful” to President Moon.
After finishing the walk, President Moon left the field in a hydrogen ‘Nexo’ car.
The opening of the north side of Bukaksan Mountain is the third security mitigation measure near the Blue House by the Moon Jae-in administration, following the opening of the road in front of the Blue House in 2017 and the opening of Inwangsan Road in 2018.
During the 2017 presidential elections, President Moon promised to “open Bukaksan and Inwangsan completely and return it to the citizens.”
Bukaksan▶ Click here to enlarge the view
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