Buan Culture Encyclopedia

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Overview

A county located on the western part of Jeollabuk-do

Buan-gun Office

Buan County’s administrative agency, located in Dongjung-ri, Buan-eup, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do.

Natural Geography

The natural environment of Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do, such as the location, mountains, rivers, and climate.

Human Geography

A comprehensive view of Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do from the perspective of the humanities encompassing its geography and history, process of development, changes in its population, Gyehwado Island, and the reclaimed land of Saemangeum, etc.

History of Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do from prehistoric times to the modern period

Buan County's Contemporary History

The modern history of Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do from the national liberation on 15 August 1945 to the present

Buseoljeon (The Tale of Buseol)

The tale of the life of Buseol, a Buddhist monk who lived as an ascetic at Wolmyeongam Hermitage in Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do.

Songs of the Moon's Reflection on a Thousand Rivers

A collection of songs composed by King Sejong in 1447 to honor the greatness of Shakyamuni Buddha.

A civil official of the late Goryeo period who was born in Buan

Yu Hyeong-won

A leading cholar based in Buan during the late Joseon Dynasty.

Yi Mae-chang

A prominent female entertainer (gisaeng) and writer from Buan during the late Joseon Dynasty.

Sin Seokjeong

A poet who was born in Buan and created his own lyrical world as a leading member of Korea’s literary circles.

Folkloric customs and practices that have been preserved and handed down among non-official circles in Buan, Jeollabuk-do.

Grandma Gaeyang of Suseongdang Shrine

A folktale about Grandma Gaeyang (or Gaeyang Halmi), a goddess of the sea honored at Suseongdang Shrine in Jungmak-dong, Gyeokpo-ri, Byeonsan-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do

The Story of Hong Gil-dong

A piece of fictional prose written in Hangeul (the Korean alphabet) by Heo Gyun, a renowned man of letters, at Jeongsaam Buddhist hermitage in Byeonsan-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do.