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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.
List of all counties in South Korea: There are 82 counties in South Korea since Cheongwon County was dissolved on July 1, ... Hwasun County:
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 ...
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.
Iseo-myeon, Hwasun County, in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
The Hwasun Song clan (Korean: 화순 송씨; Hanja: 和順 松氏) is a Korean clan. Their bon-gwan is in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of the Song clan of Hwasun was 4643. Their founder was Song Gil man who was an orphan in Japan. When he became 18 years old, he came Busan by ship.