Choi Chang-sik, head of the Jung District Office, washes the Yi Sun-shin statue in Gwanghwamun Plaza in central Seoul, yesterday. Yi, a Joseon-era admiral, was born in 1545 in Jung District. He became a legend in Korea for his defeat of Japan in the Imjin War (1592-98). [NEWSIS]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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