Before Hwasun became an administrative community in the Japanese Empire, individual culture was formed along three rivers: Jiseokcheon River to Neungju, Hwasuncheon River to Hwasun, and Dongbokcheon River to Dongbok.[citation needed]
Recently, residential remains from the Stone Age and the Mesolithic were found in Juam Dam (on the river Gapcheon) at Daejeon Village[clarification needed], Sasu-ri[clarification needed], Nam-myeon[clarification needed].[citation needed]
Bronze Age remains include 1,180 dolmens; and a variety of remains excavated in a stone-lines tomb at Daegok-ri (including National Tresture No. 143, bronze knife and bronze mirror). A pit-tomb from the Baekje Period was found at the site of Unjusa Temple.[citation needed]
Culture and Tourism
Red Cliff (赤壁)
Unjusa (云 住 寺)
Ssangbongsa (双峰 寺)
Mudeungsan (无 等 山)
Towon Academy (道 源 书院)
Hwasun Nongak Hanchun (和顺 寒泉 农 乐)
World Heritages
A dolmen is a grave at the prehistoric age and a kind of megalithic monument. It is distributed all over the world and Korea is its center. There are about 19,000 only in Jeonnam.
Hwasun is a representative center of dolmen and has about 2,000. Since 1988, the dolmen in Hwasun was designated as cultural asset.
Present situation of Dolmens
Designation : Historic Relic No. 410(Designated on Sept. 17, 1998)
Collective tight formation in a small area.
Tens of dolmens have 100-ton upper stone in weight. There are extra-large dolmens of 280 tons.
A quarry remains to show the process of building dolmens.[2] Dolmens of Hwasun, 34°58′39″N126°55′54″E / 34.9775414°N 126.931551°E / 34.9775414; 126.931551 were registered with those of Ganghwa and Gochang county.
Notable people
Go Hyun- Jeong (actress)
Kim Hyo- Jong (Rapper)
Historical figure
Lee Han- yeol (Born: 29 august 1966
Died: 5 July 1987)