Red-light district in Changwon faces shutdown after more than 110 years
Brothel owners and employees try to frustrate city government officials' attempts to install surveillance cameras in a red-light district in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Dec. 12. YonhapBrothel owners and employees block the way to a red-light district in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Dec. 12. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoAfter more than a century, Changwon's most famous ― and infamous ― red-light district faces shutdown.But the city government's plan to close the brothels, some of which date back to 1905, was never going to be trouble-free, with the lives of many people depending on them.Instead of taking aggressive action to shut it all down immediately, the city government took a soft approach by trying to set up surveillance cameras in the area in an apparent attempt to keep self-conscious buyers of sex away. But it has so far failed to do so.On Dec. 10, about 50 officials carrying six surveillance cameras and other necessary equipment met with ferocious protests from brothel owners and employees. They screamed, pushed the officials away and tried to break the ladders; one e
