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Hwasun 화순군 | |
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| 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 | 1eup, 12myeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 786.23 km2 (303.57 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 60,886 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
Hwasun County (Korean: 화순군;RR: Hwasun-gun) is acounty inSouth Jeolla Province,South Korea.
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 theStone Age and theMesolithic were found in Juam Dam (on the river Gapcheon) atDaejeon 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 ofUnjusa 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°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 1966Died: 5 July 1987)
35°03′34″N126°59′06″E / 35.0594444544°N 126.98500001°E /35.0594444544; 126.98500001
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