This study was conducted at the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe held in Busan in 1914. The results of the Gongjinhoe were compiled in the form of a report to the Governor-General, and Chosunsibo, a newspaper published in Busan at the time, which co ...
This study was conducted at the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe held in Busan in 1914. The results of the Gongjinhoe were compiled in the form of a report to the Governor-General, and Chosunsibo, a newspaper published in Busan at the time, which contained articles related to the study.
First, the following is the confirmation of the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe through 1st Report of Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe.
In 1914, Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe was held by the Busan government with the support of a private association, as opposed to the one hosted by the Japanese Government General of Korea in 1915. In connection with this, in 1915, the year after the Gongjinhoe the Japanese Government General of Korea published a report titled 1st Report of Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe and it is made up of 464 pages, including 17 chapters of cover and photos.
Through this data, the rules and regulations for the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe the work division, the exhibition plan, the judging policy, the entire rituals related to the event, advertisements, the spectators' attention and the number of visitors, the recruitment of guards and guards, various meetings and entertainments, souvenirs, In addition to accounting for income and expenditures, executives of various sponsorships that contributed to the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe held a detailed record of their contributions.
The contents of the table of contents suggest that the the Japanese Government General of Korea did not take the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe lightly as a small event held in the region. This is probably because this event was considered as one of the preparatory stages for the preparation of the Chosun Gongjinhoe in 1915. And the research on Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe will show that it can be expanded to a comprehensive study on the Mulsan Gongjinhoe held in the 1910s Japanese colonial period.
Meanwhile, just looking at the contents of the table of contents, one can guess the intention of holding the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe. In addition, if you check the information on the figures listed in the report and the items submitted by each sector and the details of the screening, you can estimate what the industry, economy, and society paid attention to at that time.
That is, 1st Report of Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe is a summary of the contents related to Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe, so it could be confirmed that it is the best resource for finding objective and factual information that is not known in newspaper articles.
Next, as a record data for conducting the research on Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe, we conducted a survey on the newspaper Chosunsibo published in Busan during the Japanese colonial period.
Although Chosunsibo is not used much for research because no database work has been done on the list of articles yet, it was fortunate that the original newspaper from Nov. 1 to 20 of 1914 was still available to confirm the contents of articles related to the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe.
It was difficult to understand the contents because the newspaper material was old and the writing was unclear or damaged. However, through newspaper articles, various articles related to the Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe, and related articles such as Yangsan and Daegu centered in Busan were available to extract data that could understand the Busan area of the time in 1914.
In the related articles, you can find articles in the form of reports such as ‘Review of the entries for the contest’(共進會出品物審査報告) and ‘Comment on exhibit’(共進會の出品物瞥見記). In addition, he wrote a planning article called ‘The Fisheries of Chosun’(朝鮮の水産業), and held various performances and events to attract interest to Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe. One of the major events was the bullfight, which ran a two-day article titled "The Origin of Joseon Bullfighting" from November 5-6, 1914.
The biggest reason for the lack of research on rigional Gongjinhoe is that, among other things, there is not much relevant records left. Even if there is data, it is not easy to use as research data because it is written in Japanese in the early days of the modern era and is difficult to use because there are many Chinese expressions. However, specific, systematic and comprehensive information can be provided through the introduction of articles related to 1st Report of Gyeongsangnam-do Mulsan Gongjinhoe" and ‘Chosunsibo’ provided through this study.