2009년 4월 27일 월요일

Korea, Sorokdo (Sorok Island)

▶ Sorokdo (Sorok Island, 소록도)
- Sorok means small deer(fawn). This island is about 1km away from Nokdong port(southern coast in S.Korea). Patients with Hansen's Disease(leprosy) have settled for their medical treatment here from long ago. Jungang Park(Central Park) in Sorokdo was made by leprosy patients. There are several monuments for those who devoted their life to leprosy patients.

* Location : east-southern coast, South KOREA


* Information :
1. http://goheung.go.kr/g_board/board_read2.jsp?id=eng_03_07&num=6237&nnum=0&category=Park 
2. http://www.sorokdo.go.kr/sorokdo/english/index.jsp (Sorokdo National Hospital)

* My trip date : 2004.10.31.


o Nokdong-hang(Nokdong Port)




o Sorok-do



o a Catholic Church in Sorokdo



o Sorokdo National Hospital



o Leprosy Patient Asylum (during Japanese Colony Period)




o In Japanese Colony Period, Patients had been confined to dirty cells.



o Monument for Belgium volunteer



o Monument for Austria volunteer




o a monument of Gu-Ra (Gura means 'Be relieve from Hansen's Disease')



o Jungang Park(Central Park)



o Monument for every people who devoted their life to leprosy patients.


- Photographed by ju02ya
(Olympus C-3020Z)
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