Chapter 5 History of the Independent Revolution

Qi Luoling took the book and hurriedly walked out of the building. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Outside the blue sky and white clouds, the sun is shining.

The light suddenly became so intense that she felt dizzy.

Across the street from the building was the bus stop, and she crossed the zebra crossing to the station. Just as a bus bound for Xu Xiaoya's house came over.

Qi Luoling jumped into the car and found a place to sit down. It was the time of work, and there were only a few people in the car who were scattered in the huge space.

Her position was right in front of the on-board TV on the bus. The TV screen happened to show the Korean movie "Assassination".

This movie is a South Korean action movie directed by Choi Dong-hoon and starring Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Jung-jae, and Ha Jung-woo. The film tells the story of members of the Independence Army, important members of the Korean provisional government, and professional killers who join forces to assassinate the pro-Japanese faction.

Qi Luoling was surprised to find that the film was actually set in Shanghai in 1933 and the Japanese occupation of the Korean capital.

Back at home, Qi Luoling couldn't wait to take out the book and read it:

In 1919, the March 1st Movement broke out in Korea, in which the Japanese shot and killed thousands of people and captured tens of thousands. Revolutionaries began to flee in large numbers, a few in exile in Soviet Russia and the United States, and most in northeast China, which is just across the water, where they established the "Korean Independence Army" and began armed struggle against Japan. All over the world, exiled Koreans in Shanghai established the provisional government of the Republic of Korea, and Syngman Rhee, who was far away in the United States, was elected president.

Due to the disparity in power, the Provisional Government's main action was to assassinate Japanese dignitaries. The two most famous are the attempted death of Emperor Hirohito and the Hongkou Park bombing. At that time, the Japanese army held a ceremony in Hongkou Park to celebrate their victory in the Battle of Songhu. Yoon Bong-gil, a young South Korean man, threw a bomb in the venue, and Japanese general Yoshinori Shirakawa was killed. The bombing shocked East Asia, and the Chinese Nationalist government began to support the Korean independence movement. In the ensuing Anti-Japanese War, the Korean Provisional Government retreated and migrated with the Nationalist Government, and finally stayed in Chongqing until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

In 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, and American and Soviet forces accepted territories south and north of the 38th parallel of the Korean Peninsula, respectively. In the autumn of 1947, the United States raised the issue of the Korean Peninsula at the United Nations, and the United Nations passed a resolution calling for free elections on the Korean Peninsula and the withdrawal of the occupation forces after the election of a government. However, the 1948 "elections" were held only in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, and on August 15, with the support of the United States, the Republic of Korea was proclaimed. On September 9 of the same year, Kim Il Sung, with the support of the Soviet Union, proclaimed the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "

After reading the history of South Korea's independence revolution, Qi Luoling couldn't help but sigh that there was such a history of China and South Korea fighting together in World War II.

Seeing the South Korean movie "Assassination" on the bus erased the color of the East Asian War of Resistance, and only used Shanghai as a specific setting, ignoring that China and the Korean Peninsula were both the targets of Japanese aggression at that time. The Korean independence movement is supposed to be supported by the Chinese Nationalist government, and similarly, the Korean Volunteers also participated in the war of resistance in China itself. In a world war, it can only be understood in relation to the world situation.

Then, she began to think about her own affairs, even if her biological mother is a Korean descendant who has been staying in Shanghai for various reasons after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, it is not easy to find this clue alone, she has neither the full name of her biological mother, nor the address where she has lived.

Qi Luoling got up and went to the kitchen, took out a few spoonfuls of ground coffee from the transparent coffee can, and brewed a cup of hot coffee. The unique aroma of coffee slowly wafts through the air.

She drank a slightly bitter coffee while thinking, which was a habit of her thinking. After a long time, her eyes lit up, as if she had an answer, and her frowning brow loosened.

She immediately turned on the computer and Baidu clicked the entry: the former site of the provisional government of the Republic of Korea.

Soon, Baidu Encyclopedia gave the following content:

"The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea is currently located at No. 4, Lane 306, Madang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai. In 1993, it was officially opened to the public after the restoration and restoration project. In 2001, the "Old Site" Management Office and the Korean Independence Hall completely renovated the building. An overview of the activities of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai is presented. ”

She decided to visit the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea tomorrow.

The next morning, Qi Luoling walked on Huaihai Middle Road, the most prosperous road in Shanghai, and then turned into a small road. It is a relatively secluded trail lined with French plane trees, each with a hug thickness. It's a miracle to have such a place in a bustling metropolis away from the hustle and bustle of cars and horses.

Behind the plane tree are old houses left over from the French Concession period. These old buildings have watched in silence for more than half a century. These old buildings have their own stories, some legendary, some mysterious.

Qi Luoling followed the path and finally entered a narrow alley.

The existence of the old Shanghai Concession has made many expatriates from foreign countries live in the urban areas of Shanghai, and some old alleys are full of mysterious and exotic colors, and these secrets are closely related to the fate of foreign nationals and even the fate of their nation.

One of the most legendary is the site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, which is considered a "holy place" by Koreans.

In the alley of that year, the lush street trees, the entrance of the alley is the reception and ticket office, a row of shikumen houses in the alley is the old site, the brick wall is crimson, the gate is dark, the big black iron door is closed, the copper ring is shiny, and the cleaning is also clean and tidy. On the exterior wall is a sign that reads "Site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea", indicating the antiquity and uniqueness of this shikumen house.

As soon as Qi Luoling approached, she saw a Korean tour group blocking the narrow entrance, and the tour guide was explaining something.

She came to the ticket office and bought a ticket for twenty yuan. The conductor looked at her with surprised eyes, and then said to her: "At this time, it is all a place for Koreans to participate, what are you Chinese here to make a fuss?" It's better to go to a nearby conference site. ”

Qi Luoling smiled and did not speak.

The old site has three floors, the ground floor is the conference room and kitchen, the second floor is the office, and the third floor is the original appearance of the dormitory of the provisional government personnel. The showroom, set up on the third floor, presents an overview of the activities of the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai.

The staff inside are friendly and can speak Korean as well as Chinese. Whether it is the black-and-white photos of Kim Jiu, Li Dongning and other Korean people with lofty ideals hanging on the wall of the conference room, or the two "Taiji flags" of the provisional government, as well as the ancient wall clocks and hangers, they are all permeated with heavy historical vicissitudes.

In the exhibition hall, there are photos of heroic men taken before the assassination, just like in the "Assassination" movie, but they all look malnourished young men, and there are no beautiful women like Jun Ji-hyun.

Inside, a few people are pointing in front of the photo. Next to him was an old man in his seventies, with gray and thinning hair, somewhat bald, with a large head, wearing black reading glasses, and trembling on crutches.

The old man suddenly sighed heavily and said, "I'm old, I can't go back." ”

Qi Luoling was a little curious, because the old man spoke fluent Chinese, she asked directly in Chinese: "Are you Korean?" ”

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "My identity is Chinese, but my blood is Korean blood." ”

She was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

The old man pointed to the black-and-white photos and said: "The heroic assassins of those years did not return to their homeland and stayed in China forever, do you say they are Chinese or Korean?" ”

Qi Luoling was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Do you live in China?" ”

"Yes. I live in Shanghai. ”

"Then do you know a Korean who stayed in Shanghai at the time with the surname Dun?"

The old man thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "At that time, I followed my father to Shanghai, and after my father was killed by the Japanese, World War II ended soon. ”

Qi Luoling was disappointed, but the old man continued: "I know an old lady in her nineties, who is also a Korean who stayed in China, maybe she may know." ”

"Then you can I tell her the address?" Qi Luoling asked.

"Of course, her descendants have opened a French restaurant on a street in Xuhui District, and you can go there to find her."

Qi Luoling wrote down the old lady's address and prepared to go the next day.