- Pungsan-eup
Infobox Korean settlement
hangul=풍산읍
hanja=豊山邑
rr=Pungsan-eup
mr=P'ungsan ŭp
pop=8130
popnote= [Registration figures from cite web|title=일반현황|url=http://www.andong.go.kr/city/open_content/ko/goverment_information/normal_status/?city_id=9CB759D7-D880-4384-A119-606D9F4DFD0B&page_id=C000D13E-935D-456D-A445-E32679085DAF|accessdate=2006-10-10]
area_km2=96.64
popden_km2=84.1
divs=34 "ri"Pungsan-eup is a town in
Andong in Southeast section of South Korea. It stands on theNakdong 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 inPungcheon-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'sHong Ji-gyeong later known as a great master of Korean classical verse in theJoseon Dynasty . The Pungsan Hong were known as yangban among yangbans.Hong Jin was a direct descendant of Hong Ji-gyeong.References
ee also
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Andong
*Administrative divisions of South Korea
*Geography of South Korea External links
*ko icon [http://www.surname.info/hong/pung_san.html Pungsan Hong clan profile]
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