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Daegu, a city that beautifully blends rich cultural heritage in the form of its ancient heritage structures, with modernity, in its sky-scrapers, is a growing tourist spot. The place is gradually making its presence felt in the tourism map, and has many interesting places that make it quite fascinating for people from all around the world. Some of the wonderful things that people can get to see in Daegu are heritage buildings, stupas, pagodas, religious halls, stone pillars, posts, Buddha statues- wooden, and stone, and temples et al. One of the attractions in this fourth-largest city of South Korea is the General Shin Sung-gyeom Memorial, Daegu. The General Shin Sung-gyeom Memorial, Daegu, is a memorial meant to enshrine the famous General Shin Sung-gyeom, with pictures etc. There is a very important contribution that this general made for his country # he laid down his life to save the life of King Geon Wang. General Shin Sung-gyeom was one of those who founded the Goryeo Dynasty, and the General Shin Sung-gyeom Memorial, Daegu is a memorial to note his contributions to his country. He was the commanding general of Taebong, and together with Hyeon-kyoung Bae, he dethroned Gungye and helped Geon Wang, the founder and first king of the Goryeo Dynasty become the ruler. He then became the commanding general of Goryeo and in 927, which marked the tenth year of the first King's reign, he went into battle with the troops of the late Baekje Dynasty. When he realized that Geon Wang was in danger of his life, General Shin Sung-gyeom exchanged his dress with that of the King. Donning the armor of the ruler, he made as if to escape, which attracted the soldiers of the opposition, who attacked him. It was in this fight that he lost his life in a very dignified manner. It was to memorialize this act of his, and to make it a well-preserved fact to be handed down from one generation to the next, that the king Geon Wang built the General Shin Sung-gyeom Memorial, Daegu. He also built the Jimyosa Temple on this site, so as to pray for the repose of General Shin's soul.
The General Shin Sung-gyeom Memorial, Daegu is located 200-meter away from the Pagunjae Samgeori (Jct) toward Gongsan-dong Office. Getting to the General Shin Sung-gyeom Memorial, Daegu, is not very difficult. From Daegu Airport, it takes only about ten minutes by taxi or car in the direction of the Pagunjae 3-way intersection or the Gong-san office. And from the Dong Daegu Station, it takes about 30 minutes by the express buses No. 104 and No. 105, or 20 minutes by taxi.
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