Hwasun County

Hwasun
화순군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul화순군
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationHwasun-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerHwasun-gun
Flag of Hwasun
Official logo of Hwasun
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHonam
Administrative divisions1 eup, 12 myeon
Area
 • Total786.23 km2 (303.57 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2024[1])
 • Total60,886
 • Density100/km2 (300/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla

Hwasun County (Korean화순군; RRHwasun-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Anthem: Song of Citizens of Hwasun County

Symbol

  • County Flower : Wild Chrysanthemum
  • County Tree : Zelkova Tree
  • County Bird : Dove

History

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)
  • Address : Hoysan-ri, Dogok-myeon ~ Daesin-ri, Chunyang-myeon, Hwasun-gun
  • Designated area : 2,191,767 m2(about 663,000 pyeong)
  • Quantity : Daesin-ri, Chunyang - 319 Hyosan-ri, Dogok - 277 Total 596

Features of Hwasun Dolmen

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″N 126°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)

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Hwasun County homepage". Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-01-15. Welcome to Hwasun

35°03′34″N 126°59′06″E / 35.0594444544°N 126.98500001°E / 35.0594444544; 126.98500001