Pungsan-eup

Pungsan-eup
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 풍산읍
 • Hanja 豊山邑
 • Revised Romanization Pungsan-eup
 • McCune–Reischauer P'ungsan ŭp
Country South Korea
Administrative divisions 34 ri
Area
 • Total 96.64 km2 (37.31 sq mi)
Population [1]
 • Total 8,130
 • Density 84.1/km2 (218/sq mi)

Pungsan-eup is a town in Andong in Southeast section of South Korea. It stands on the Nakdong River to the west of Andong's city center. It lies on the standard tourist course between downtown Andong and the Hahoe Maeul folk village in Pungcheon-myeon. Local landmarks include the Yucheon Museum of Hanji Art.

Pungsan is a noted center of traditional Korean Confucianism, and is home to the former yangban lineages Pungsan Ryu, Pungsan Hong and Pungsan Kim.

Pungsan Hong

All ancestry of Andong's Pungsan Hong may be traced to the Goryeo dynasty's Hong Ji-gyeong later known as a great master of Korean classical verse in the Joseon Dynasty. The Pungsan Hong were known as yangban among yangbans. Hong Jin was a direct descendant of Hong Ji-gyeong.

References

  1. ↑ Registration figures from "일반현황". Retrieved 2006-10-10.

See also

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