Decided to set up a space to commemorate the dead Queen of England
Received a 73rd birthday award at Hahoe Village
Every time I meet a high-ranking Korean, I mention Hahoe Village.
In Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, it was decided to provide a memorial space for Queen Elizabeth II of England, who passed away in Hahoe Village.
Andong City announced on the 9th that it had decided to set up a memorial space in Hahoe Village, where Queen Elizabeth II of England visited during her lifetime.
An official from Andong City explained, “Since we have to listen to the opinion of the British embassy, we decided to put the incense burner on hold and prepare a small space to commemorate the queen at the city level.”
A memorial space will be set up near the gypsum tree in front of Chunghyodang, where the queen visited. The guppy tree is a tree planted as a memorial to the queen at the time when she stopped by her village of Hahoe.
Andong City plans to allow tourists and citizens to naturally honor the Queen for the next 10 days, during the Queen’s funeral.
In Hahoe Village, residents voluntarily hung banners to commemorate the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Hahoe Village Management Office and residents are also mourning by hanging banners announcing the Queen’s death at the entrance and center of the village.
Queen Elizabeth II made a state visit to Korea for 4 days and 3 nights at the invitation of then President Kim Dae-jung from April 19 to 22, 1999, and visited Hahoe Village in Andong on April 21, her 73rd birthday. I saw it and received a birthday award.
In particular, it is said that the Queen talked about her visit to Hahoe Village whenever she met high-ranking officials such as the president or ambassador of Korea.
Ji-min Jang, Guest Reporter at Hankyung.com [email protected]