Pungsan-eup is a town in Andong

Andong

Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 in October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city...

 in Southeast section of South Korea. It stands on the Nakdong River

Nakdong River

The Nakdong River is the longest river in South Korea, and passes through major cities such as Daegu and Busan.-Geography:...

 to the west of Andong's city center. It lies on the standard tourist course between downtown Andong and the Hahoe Maeul

Hahoe Folk Village in Andong

The Hahoe Folk Village is a traditional village from the Joseon Dynasty. The village is a valuable part of Korean culture because it preserves Joseon period-style architecture, folk traditions, valuable books, and old tradition of clan-based villages....

 folk village in Pungcheon-myeon. Local landmarks include the Yucheon Museum of Hanji Art

Hanji (Korean paper art)

Korean paper or hanji is the name of traditional handmade paper from Korea. Hanji is made from the inner bark of Paper Mulberry, a tree native to Korea that grows well on its rocky mountainsides, known in Korean as dak. The formation aid crucial to making hanji is the mucilage that oozes from the...

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Pungsan is a noted center of traditional Korean Confucianism

Korean Confucianism

Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...

, and is home to the former yangban

Yangban

The yangban were part of the traditional ruling class or nobles of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The yangban were either landed or unlanded aristocracy who comprised the Korean Confucian idea of a "scholarly official." In reality, they were basically administrators and bureaucrats who...

lineages Pungsan Ryu, Pungsan Hong

Hong (Korean name)

Hong is the common English spelling of 홍, is Korean and Chinese means "wide" or "big".-Clans:As with all Korean family names, the holders of the Hong surname are divided into different patrilineal clans, or lineages, based on their ancestral seat. Most such clans trace their lineage back to a...

 and Pungsan Kim

Kim (Korean name)

Kim, sometimes spelled Gim, is the most common family name in Korea. The name is common in both modern-day North Korea and South Korea. The hanja used for the name means "gold," and although the character is usually pronounced 금 geum, it is pronounced 김 gim when used for the family name and...

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Pungsan Hong

All ancestry of Andong's Pungsan Hong may be traced to the Goryeo

Goryeo

The Goryeo Dynasty or Koryŏ was a Korean dynasty established in 918 by Emperor Taejo. Korea gets its name from this kingdom which came to be pronounced Korea. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392...

 dynasty's Hong Ji-gyeong later known as a great master of Korean classical verse in the Joseon Dynasty

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

. The Pungsan Hong were known as yangban among yangbans. Hong Jin

Hong Jin

Hong Jin , also known as Hong Myeon-hui, was a leader of the Korean independence movement. He is also sometimes known by his pen name Mano , and his Christian name, Andre....

was a direct descendant of Hong Ji-gyeong.