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Kim ManDeok
Kim ManDeok (金萬德, 1739 years ~ 1812 years) is a female merchant of Joseon. When a major famine hit Jeju Island, all of the rice she had bought on land was freed and donated to save the dying people of Jeju Island. After her death, many people wrote a literary work about her.

The historical background
A lot of social discrimination existed in 1739, during King YeongJo’s reign of Joseon, when Kim ManDeok was born. Women couldn’t achieve a high social status and also were limited in education. They were also restricted from going outside their homes, so women in Joseon could only do housework. Also the people lived on the frontier treated unfairly about taxation, specially Jeju Island residents were forbidden to move outside the Jeju Island. Meanwhile, in 18 century Joseon the farming techniques improved as the rice planting appeared, the commerce improved together, it affected positively after this to Kim ManDeok grew commercially.

Life
A severe famine in Jeju Island in the early 1790s caused by bad harvests and typhoons killed a third of Jeju's residents. Kim ManDeok donated 90 % of her assets to relief activities, such as the relief aid program. she earned money by Selling Jeju specialties such as abalones and seaweed on shore, bringing goods such as rice and cotton and other products such as fabric, jewelry, and cosmetics to Jeju

At that time, Kim ManDeok's worth was about 70 billion won, or $ 60 million dollars

Kim ManDeok's Business Principles: Cheap, but sells a lot. Buy and sell at a reasonable price. Sell honest faith.( noblesse oblige )

In her 40s, Kim ManDeok became one of the richest men in Jeju Island.

Kim ManDeok, who reached her fifties, accumulated enough wealth to be the richest woman on land.

After Kim ManDeok's death
In 1812, at the age of 73, Kim ManDeok died. Since her death, many people had expressed her story in writing, and Chae Je-gong, a minister, wrote ManDeok Jun. Also, Jeong Yak-Yong, Kim Jeong-Hee left poem and literary work that admired her relief work. And today Jeju Island also honors Kim ManDeok by building a memorial hall and carrying out the annual ManDeok Festival, and had also show documentaries and dramas about him on several TV networks.

Musical ‘ManDeok’
Musical ‘ManDeok’ is a musical which was first performed in Jeju Art Center from January 26th to January 28th (product Kim DeokNam script writer Han Areum composition Jang SoYeong). This musical was ambitiously prepared by Jeju City, which wants to build up a representative culture brand. This musical is the story about Kim ManDeok’s life.

Drama ‘The Great Merchant’
Drama, ‘the great merchant’ is a 2010 South Korean historical drama starring Lee Mi-yeon, Han Jae-suk, Park Sol-mi, Ha Seok-jin, and Go Doo-shim. It aired on KBS1 from March 6 to June 13, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 30 episodes. The drama features Kim's life and achievements, along with her ongoing rivalry with fellow merchants during the Joseon Dynasty.

Kim ManDeok Memorial Hall
The Kim ManDeok Memorial Hall is a place to voluntarily practice sharing and giving, as well as pay tribute to and emulate Kim ManDeok’s life and spread a spirit that has become the symbol of representative righteous people in our country. Its admission fee is free.

The hall is divided into several places. Permanent exhibition hall, Sharing meditation center, Sharing practice center, and Sharing culture center are those. Permanent exhibition hall is the saving light of Jeju, a gallery in the theme of Kim ManDeok’s spirit. Sharing meditation center is the center which is holding Kim ManDeok’s spirit. Sharing practice center is the center which we can receive Kim ManDeok’s spirit and discover sharing to change the world. Sharing culture center is an open space of sharing where a giving culture spreads.

Reference
A Story of Heroes Koreans Should Know#6 Kim ManDeok