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County in Honam, South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hwasun County (Korean: 화순군; RR: Hwasun-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
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Hwasun
화순군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 화순군 |
| • Hanja | 和順郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Hwasun-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Hwasun-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Hwasun | |
Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 12 myeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 786.23 km2 (303.57 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 60,886 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
Anthem: Song of Citizens of Hwasun County
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]
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
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, 34.9775414°N 126.931551°E 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)
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