Gyonam YMCA

Korean name: 교남YMCA 회관

Daegu

Located in Daegu's Yangnyeongsi area, this registered national cultural heritage building served as a space of unity during the March 1st Independence Movement and as a base for Christian national movements.

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Gyonam YMCA is a registered national cultural heritage building in Daegu's Yangnyeongsi area. During the Japanese colonial period, it was a space of unity at the time of the March 1st Independence Movement.

It was also a base for Christian national movements such as the Korean product promotion movement, the Christian rural movement and the Singanhoe movement. It is an important modern historical facility in Daegu's Jung-gu and is designated a Korean Christian historic site as a memorial to Rev.

Lee Man-jip's March 8 demonstration. Centered on young people, it carried out many projects, setting up farmers' schools across the country and organizing cooperatives, farmers' associations and night schools to open new horizons for rural youth.