40-step stairway

The 40-step stairway ( Korean : 40階段 ; lit. 40 stairway) is a historic stairway in the Jung District of Busan , South Korea . ^[1] It sits at one end of the 40-step Culture & Tourism Theme Street, which is a tourist attraction intended to recall the history of the area and in particular its importance to refugees during and after the Korean War . The staircase itself was known as a common location for refugees to seek reunification with their families and friends, given the lack of functional communications during the War. ^[2]^[3]^[4] The 40?step stairway appears in the film Nowhere to Hide . ^[5]

References [ edit ]

^ Kim, Kyu (August 22, 2011). [김열규 敎授의 '내 釜山, 내 옛 둥지'] 21. 중앙동 40階段과 '學生聯盟' (in Korean). News20 . Retrieved April 25, 2016 .
^ "40-step Culture & Tourism Theme Street (40階段文化觀光테마거리)" . visitkorea.
^ "40 Steps Culture and Tourist Theme Street" . Life in Korea . Retrieved 2016-04-26 .
^ Van Son, Brendan (December 15, 2011). "The 40 Steps of Busan" . Vagabundo Magazine . Archived from the original on May 8, 2016 . Retrieved 2016-04-26 .
^ Korea Tourism Organization (2011). Plan your trip Korea: Tour courses for international tourists . 길잡이미디어. p. 70. GGKEY:TFU8B87WQG3.

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[old_nest-1] Kim, Kyu (August 22, 2011). [김열규 敎授의 '내 釜山, 내 옛 둥지'] 21. 중앙동 40階段과 '學生聯盟' (in Korean). News20 . Retrieved April 25, 2016 .

[2] "40-step Culture & Tourism Theme Street (40階段文化觀光테마거리)" . visitkorea.

[3] "40 Steps Culture and Tourist Theme Street" . Life in Korea . Retrieved 2016-04-26 .

[4] Van Son, Brendan (December 15, 2011). "The 40 Steps of Busan" . Vagabundo Magazine . Archived from the original on May 8, 2016 . Retrieved 2016-04-26 .

[Organization2011-5] Korea Tourism Organization (2011). Plan your trip Korea: Tour courses for international tourists . 길잡이미디어. p. 70. GGKEY:TFU8B87WQG3.

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