Industrial heritage in a city clouded with sweat and sorrows,
Meet the traces of miners at Gwangmyeong Cave.
The first 'Gold Outcrop' was the starting point for mining development
During the Japanese occupation in 1912 the first mining started with the digging of the gold outcrop. This gold outcrop is known as the starting point of the Gwangmyeong Cave (Siheung Mine).
Industrial heritage in the city 'Seongwangjang (Ore Separation Site)'
The restoration process has started for the ore separation site, the industrial facility that was the sorting place of mined ore from Gwangmyeong Cave (Siheung Mine) from 1912 to 1972. Currently the ore separator equipment is not present but evidence of its foundation from 100 years ago still of history remains.
'Dogonae', The Road of Salt
Dogonae Hill is now closed due to the development of transportation infrastructure, but it was used for citizens of Gahak-dong to go to Siheung 2-dong, Guro-gu in Seoul and Seolwol-ri where the Seomyun Elementary School and Seomyeon Office are. Furthermore, it was an important hill used when salt sellers from Ansan went to Yeomchang-dong in Seoul to sell their salt.
Miner Stone Statue and the Girl Statue of Peace in Gwangmyeong
The miner stone statue was commissioned at the entrance to Gwangmyeong Cave in November 2013 to commemorate the sweat and suffering of the miners that were conscripted and exploited at the mine during the Japanese occupation. Also, the Girl Statue of Peace in Gwangmyeong was commissioned at the entrance to Gwangmyeong Cave with donations from the people of Gwangmyeong on the 70th anniversary of independence on August 15th 2015. It commemorated the countless number of girls that were taken and used as "comfort women" by the Japanese army.
Cave Observation Platform 'Sky View'
This is an observation platform where one can see as far as Songdo, Incheon on a clear day and the sea at Incheon from the platform which was built at Gahaksan Mountain located at Gwangmyeong Cave.
