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Busan Metropolitan City Publishes Busan History Found on Maps

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it has published Busan History Found on Maps, Volume 7 of its popular history series that presents Busan’s long history in an engaging and distinctive way that is easy for the public to understand.

Busan History Found on Maps, newly published, is a book that takes a close look at maps related to Busan that “we have created” throughout history—from the pre-modern era to the present—and carefully unfolds Busan’s history through 15 themes.

Maps of Busan introduced in the book include: ▲various maps of local administrative districts (gunhyeon) from the Joseon Dynasty ▲Haedong Paldo Bonghwa Sanak Jido ▲Mokjang Jido ▲Dongnae Busanpo Jido ▲Waegwando ▲Nosang Cheokdo’s Busan Japanese Settlement and Japanese Settlement in Joseon Busan ▲Busanbu Sigado ▲Busan Sigado ▲maps by the United States Army Map Service ▲Busan–Dongnae–Haeundae Guide Map, Busan Tourist Guide Map ▲Busan Tour Map ▲Administrative Map ▲Urban Railway Route Map.

The book first guides readers to develop “an eye for reading maps” so they can explore Busan’s history through maps. It then leads readers to feel as though they are examining maps under a microscope, faithfully capturing the time, places, and spaces of the people who have lived in Busan from the Joseon Dynasty to the present, along with the city’s identity.

Representative themes include: ▲hidden stories from various places in Joseon-era Busan, including ranches (mokjang) and the Waegwan ▲the birth of modern Busan as a city ▲Busan’s transformation into one of Korea’s leading travel destinations and changes in its urban space in the modern era ▲the construction history of the Busan Metro, the “feet” of Busan’s citizens.

Including this latest volume, the popular Busan history series can be downloaded or viewed at public libraries nationwide, including in Busan, on the Busan Metropolitan City website (busan.go.kr

, Busan Introduction > Busan History > Busan Local History Library), and on the website of the Busan Metropolitan City History Compilation Committee (bssisa.com

).

Meanwhile, Busan Metropolitan City (Busan Metropolitan City History Compilation Office) has been steadily publishing the popular history series to share and build Busan’s history together with its citizens. The City has previously compiled: ▲A Walk Through Busan’s History (2020) ▲Tracing the Footsteps of History in the Old Downtown (2021) ▲Tracing the Footsteps of History in the Historic Downtown (2022) ▲Tracing the Footsteps of History Along Busan’s Waterways (2023) ▲Busan History Meets Youth (2024) ▲Tracing the Footsteps of History Along Busan’s Mountain Trails (2024).

Cho Yu-jang, Director General of the City’s Culture Bureau, said, “This publication was planned with a focus on maps—one of the most representative forms of visual material—to satisfy Busan citizens’ intellectual curiosity about local history.” He added, “Busan Metropolitan City will continue to work to help citizens take one step closer to Busan’s history and cultural heritage.”