Jang Il-soon

In 1946, he entered began studying aesthetics at Seoul National University, but left and returned to his hometown during the Korean War in 1950.

In 1954, Jang established the Dae-Sung school in Wonju in order to pass on the teachings of An Chang-ho, and participated in the One World Movement, comparing notes with Albert Einstein.

In 1971, he joined a street demonstration for social justice and struggled against the despotism of Park Chung-hee with Catholic bishop Ji Hak-soon.

In 1989, he built a monument to Dong Hak's second leader, Choi Shi-hyung, in Hojeo-myun, Wonju, where he was arrested by government troops.

In 1993, he published a book, Lao-tzu Story Of Jang Il-soon, which analyzed his views of life, with the help of minister Lee Hyun-ju.