Overview
The bust of Udang Lee Hoe-young was erected to commemorate the patriotic Lee Hoe-young, who led the way for Korea's independence. Lee Hoe-young was born and raised as the fourth son of Lee Yoo-seung, Minister of Personnel. In 1905, he led a movement to thwart and nullify the Eulsa Treaty, and persuaded Emperor Gojong to advocate for the dispatch of secret envoys to the Hague Peace Conference. However, during the 1910 Emperor of Gyeongsul, all six brothers and about 50 family members liquidated all their assets and went into exile. In Manchuria, he opened the Shinheung Training School, the predecessor of the Shinheung Military Academy, and in 1912, it moved to Hanniha to begin full-scale military academy education. Until its closure in 1920, the Shinheung Military Academy not only trained about 3,500 independence army officers and led the war but also laid the foundation for the establishment of the Liberation Army. When the Shanghai Provisional Government was formed, he participated as a member of the Legislative Committee, and later supported the anarchist movement and the organization of the Patriotic Corps, while also forming the Anti-Japanese National Salvation League, placing the Black Terror Group under his command and dedicating himself to the righteous struggle. While infiltrating under local guidance to coordinate the anti-Japanese resistance forces and independence forces in China, he was arrested in Dalian and transferred to Lüshun Prison. There, he died under brutal torture and starvation, at the age of 66. The bust was erected by the Memorial Association to honor Lee Hoe-young's achievements and is placed together in front of Seoul YWCA, where the marker marker for the 'Lee Hoe-young & Lee Si-young Six Brothers' House Site' is located.
