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Statue of Chungmugong Admiral Yi Sun-shin
This statue was unveiled in December 1955 in memory of Chungmugong Admiral Yi Sun-shin (1545~1598), who is revered for having saved the country from invasion by the Japanese Navy in 1592. When the Japanese invasion of Korea took place in 1592, Admiral Yi rescued the nation from certain defeat by decimating the Japanese fleet that attacked the southern coastal areas. He was an accomplished writer, leaving behind for prosperity his personal diary, the Nanjung il-hi, as well as the poem Si-jo, which is particularly beautiful, in September 1980, Busan City appointed October 5th as Busan Citizens' Day, since that was the day that Admiral Yi's ships prevailed over the invading Japanese fleet in 1592, Yi Sun-shin's loyalty and service to his nation are celebrated on that day.
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