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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
The typical characteristic of Hwasun Dolmen is 596 dolmens in a small area, and the largest statue in Korea is located in Daesin-ri, Chunyang-myeon. The tomb is 7.3 meters long, 5.0 meters wide, and 4.0 meters thick, and weighs 280 tons.
Hwasun County: 화순군: 和順郡 ... List of cities in South Korea This page was last edited on 2 December 2024, at 21:13 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Unjusa or Unju Temple is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Hwasun County, South Jeolla province, South Korea. It is 26 km (16 mi) southwest of Hwasun County or 40 km (24 mi) south of Gwangju . Compared with other temples in South Korea, this temple has an unusual collection of stone Buddha statues and stone pagodas , so Unjusa is often ...
List of all counties in South Korea: There are 82 counties in South Korea since Cheongwon County was dissolved on July 1, ... Hwasun County:
This is a very rare style of wooden pagoda found in Korea, along with Palsangjeon at Beopjusa, Mireukjeon in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, and the three-story wooden pagoda at Botapsa in Jincheon County, North Chungcheong Province. Daeungjeon at Ssangbongsa is used as the main worship hall.
Mudeungsan (Korean: 무등산) is a mountain in South Korea. It extends over Buk District, Gwangju, as well as Hwasun County and Damyang County in South Jeolla Province. Mudeungsan has an elevation of 1,187 m (3,894 ft) [2] and is a part of Mudeungsan National Park [1] which gained national park status in 2012. [3]
A town or eup is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with township (rural), a town (urban) is one of the divisions of a county, and of some cities with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as towns.