In 1929, during the period of Imperial Japanese rule, a confrontation between Korean and Japanese students in the city turned into a regional demonstration, which culminated in one of the major nationwide uprisings against Imperial Japanese cruelty during the colonial period.
I 1929 i løbet af det japanske styre, blev en konfrontation mellem koreanske og japanske studenter til en regional demonstration, hvilket resulterede i en af de største nationale oprør mod Japans styre under den koloniale periode.