Former residence of Yin Dongzhu

Former residence of Yin Dongzhu

Yin Dongzhu's former residence is located in Mingdong village, Zhixin Town, Longjing City, Yanbian City, Jilin Province, China. It was built in 1890 by Yin Hexian, Yin Dongzhu's grandfather. It is a traditional Korean house.

History of former residence

Yin Dongzhu, a famous patriotic poet, was born here on December 30, 1917. The house was demolished in 1981. In August 1994, with the help of Chinese and foreign friends, Yin Dongzhu's former residence was rebuilt on the original site in memory of this patriotic poet.

Commemorative figures

Yin Dongzhu (1917-1945), a famous Korean poet, was born in Mingdong village, Zhixin Town, Longjing City, Jilin Province. He entered Mingdong primary school in 1925, and was admitted to Longjing Enzhen middle school in 1932. In December 1934, he published three poems, including life and death, a candle and no tomorrow. In September 1935, he entered Chongshi middle school in Pyongyang, Korea, and published "Utopia" in October. In 1936, Yin Dongzhu returned to Longjing and transferred to Guangming Middle School. He published such poems as chicken, broom, Christian youth, lying and what to eat to live. In April 1938, he was admitted to Yanxi special school in Seoul, Korea. In 1939, he published prose "shooting the moon" and poetry "last words" and "impression of my younger brother" in Korean daily. His representative works include "preface" and "new road". He graduated early in 1941. In 1942, Yin Dongzhu joined the literature department of Tokyo rikyo University, and later transferred to tongluoshe University. In July 1943, he was arrested by the xiaya police station on the charge of being a member of the Korean independence movement. In March 1944, he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. In February 1945, Yin Dongzhu died at the Fukuoka Institute of criminal affairs at the age of 29. In his short career, Yin Dongzhu published 117 poems and essays.

Address: Mingdong village, Zhixin Town, Longjing City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 129.19636851812

Latitude: 42.729631966712

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