Do you know the Silla ‘Martial Arts Monument’ discovered in Daegu?

November 13th, 2pm Daegu Modern History Museum
Special lectures by experts and field trips to discovery sites

A special lecture on the Silla ‘Musul Myeong Ojak Monument’ (578), which was discovered in Daegu and designated as a national cultural heritage treasure, will be held on the 13th in the cultural lecture room of the Daegu Modern History Museum.

This special lecture is the 23rd event of Daegu Local History Museum’s ‘Getting to Know Dalgubeol History and Culture’, and will be held by inviting Professor Emeritus Noh China of Keimyung University’s Department of History, an expert in Korean ancient history, including the history of Baekje and Silla.

The martial arts masterpiece Ojakbi was discovered in Daean-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu in 1946 and moved to the campus of Daegu Normal School (currently a middle and high school affiliated with Gyeongbuk National University). The existence of the monument was unknown during the Korean War, but after the end of the war, it was rediscovered and moved to the Kyungpook National University Museum, where it was designated as a treasure. In 2007, the inscription was reexamined by the Kyungpook National University Museum and Professor Ha Il-sik of Yonsei University.

Although some of the letters on the monument are worn out and cannot be read, they are very valuable as they contain information about the Daegu community in the 6th century, water supply facilities, mobilization of laborers, and the Silla government and monk system. It is evaluated as a valuable resource.

In this special lecture, we will look at the contents of the inscription and its meaning, and after the lecture, we will visit the site in Daean-dong, Jung-gu, where the Monument to the Martial Arts Master was discovered in 1946.

The lecture recruits 30 adults on a first-come, first-served basis, and applications can be made by calling (053-430-7944) or visiting the Daegu Local History Museum.