서천 마량진항 해넘이 해돋이 행사

The Bible Memorial Hall can be found in Maryang-ri, the first place in Korea to see the Bible. It was opened in 2016 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Bible’s arrival in Korea. The memorial hall is made up of four floors above ground and one underground floor. The first and second floors house the exhibitions, the third floor has a cafe and a souvenir shop, and the fourth floor serves as a church. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the rare example of an original printing of the King James Bible. It was purchased from United States at a price of 300 million won at the time of the memorial hall’s opening. The exhibition also includes sculptures that depict the Bible’s propagation within Korea and Korean-language Bibles from each period. The church on the fourth floor has an interesting feature, a cross-shaped slit in the wall that lets the light from the sunset through. In the nearby sea, you can find a memorial park with a monument to the Bible and a sculpture of a British ship. The first Bible in Korea made its landfall in Korea through a meeting between a captain of the British Navy and an official of Joseon. In 1816, two military ships under the command of Captain Maxwell arrived in Maryangjin. The local governor, Cho Dae-bok, set out on a boat to report on this strange ship to the central government. The captain presented Cho with a book, which would later be revealed to be the Bible. Indeed, this historic event can be cross-checked through Korean and British records. Captain Maxwell presenting the Bible to governor Cho can be found in Joseonwangjosillok, Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. The British side of the record can be found in the “Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea and the Great Loochoo Island”, a book written by Captain Basil Hall, who had been present when Captain Maxwell presented the Bible to Cho. Trace the history of the Bible in the Bible Memorial Hall.