At the Ground of the Barley, The Village of the Poor in Mockpo City

in #travel7 years ago

It was a taxi driver who took me to the unexpected place that day.

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Actually I’d like to look around the modern history museum. So I asked the taxi driver take me to the museum. Suddenly he recommended to me to look first the village of the poor in the name of the ground of the barley.

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He explained the reason why that village was called as the ground of the barley. Actually the barley was the grains for the poor. Rice was too expensive for the poor to eat, so they had eat the barley instead of the rice.

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In Spring, they had dried the barleys on the ground. That was the reason why that village was called as the ground of the barley.

It was a shock that the view which had been unfolded in front of my eyes. I never had expected that kinds of panorama in Mocpo city.

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The village around the ground of the barley was for the poor. The size of the village was unexpected. The rooms were so small that one person barely could lay down.

The history of that village went back to the rule of Japanese Imperialists.
Farmers had lost their land and forced to move near Mt. Yudalsan. That's the history of the village formed

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There was no other means to live except the fishing.
So this village was the fisherman’s village.
Many people had lost their lives while fishing in the sea, at that time the fishing was very dangerous job.

It was very difficult to escape from the poverty. The only way getting out of the poverty was an education, the parents had made all their efforts to educate their kids. As a result, there are so many famous scholars and writers who came from Mockpo city.

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The poverty and the difficulty were the true source of the success.
Many people have escaped from this village with their efforts.

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But up until now, the poverty have been continuing in this village. While walking around the village, I noticed that many places were empty.

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I felt good when I saw empty places, because empty places meant that people living in this poor village were diminishing.

While taking the pics, the history and the hardships of our parents’ generation came into my mind.

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Don't steal, don't lie, don't cheat, don't sell drugs. The government hates competition!

este es otro planetaaaa umbrales!

Incredible pictures. Thanks for the tour!

I am very surprised to know that there's still a place like Mokpo City in South Korea, a developed high-income country and 11th largest economy in the world.

It's true. Even in well off advanced nations there are those who have been dealt a terrible hand.

We still have places like that in America, we call one Detroit.

Yeah, it's amazing how many people in America are blind to their neighbors who live like they are in third world countries.

The people in Detroit like it there.

Detroit is improving and more people are rebuilding and improving the city. You shouldn’t be such a hater if you haven’t check out all the new towns like midtown and cork town and Indian village. Just to name a few.

I also have such a place....my toilet.

Except your toilet water is probably cleaner.

When you get out into rural America, you see worse. The native american reservations are some of the worst. But that misery gets spread around all over, honestly. I travel around in a van fulltime and prefer out-of-the-way places. The shit I see ... Sad.

In spite of all the problems that he has experienced and generated with his civil war, it is a country that still has a powerful and stable economy.

We still have places like that in America, its called Flint, Michigan. @funnybobby51

It is amazing what people live
Really terrible that one leaves home in search of life ..
As if we were in the Stone Age
A cruel world
Thank you for sharing your experience with us

These pictures are amazing. Thanks for the share.

Great pictures!

At first, I thought that some places are empty because the people need to work and even children can't play in the playground. The conclusion was not what I expected but that's pretty good!

Hello Sir @slowwalker
I am sorry about the people of Mockpo during the times of japanese occupation as they really made the people there in aa great hardship.
But I a happy that it was all over and that the city is recovering.

That's good to hear. It would be tragic if it stayed like this for too long.

very interesting set of photos!

very interesting set of photos!