[100 Years Ago Today] October 2, 1925 - A Tense Morning in Gyeongseong

1. This look back 100 years describes Gyeongseong on October 2, 1925, when tension hung in the air as Japanese police were busy two weeks before the enshrinement ceremony of Joseon Shrine.
2. The Government-General of Joseon issued a special alert order to all provinces on October 15 for the ceremony, and it was decided to mobilize all Gyeongseong police on October 13, the day the imperial envoy arrived, and on October 15.
3. The site of Namsan, where Joseon Shrine once stood, is now occupied by the Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall, and the next installment of this series covers October 3, 1925.

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