Bongwon-dong
Bongwon-dong is a legal dong, neighbourhood of the Seodaemun-gu district in Seoul, South Korea and is governed by its administrative dong, Sinchon-dong's office.[1][2] Bongwon-dong has the Bongwon-Temple(Bongwonsa) built by Great master Doseon (827–898) in 889, 3rd year of Jinseong Queen, the 51st of Shilla Dynasty.[3] Bongwon-Temple gives opportunities for visitors to experience "Seoul Lotus Festival" and "Yeongsamjae ritual" annually.[4]
Bongwon-dong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 봉원동 |
| • Hanja | 奉元洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Bongwon-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Pongwon-dong |
| Country | South Korea |
References
- "봉원동 (Bongwon-dong-dong 奉元洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- "Origin of -dong's name" (in Korean). Seodaemun-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- http://bongwonsa.or.kr/eng
- http://eng.sdm.go.kr Archived 2008-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "Population situation by Dong". Seodaemun-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- "서대문구 (Seodaemun-gu 西大門區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- "Chronicle of legal dong and administrative dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website.
- "Mapo Information". The chart of Legal dong assigned by administrative dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.
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