Monument marks Korean fight against Japan's wartime rule

Monument marks Korean fight against Japan's wartime rule

XIAN, China - Park Sung Choon (2nd from L), minister of patriots and veterans affairs of South Korea, and other officials read inscriptions written in both Chinese and Korean on a stone monument unveiled in Xian, China, on May 29, 2014. The monument is dedicated to the South Korean resistance army Gwangbokgun that battled Japanese military rule during World War II.

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