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Sangdang-gu
Sangdang-gu () is a non-autonomous district in the city of Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Sangdang-gu was re-established from a part of Sangdang-gu and a part of Cheongwon-gun Cheongwon County (''Cheongwon-gun'') was a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It was dissolved on July 1, 2014 and consolidated to Cheongju. Cheongwon was twinned with: * Cangzhou, Hebei, China * Kikuchi, Kumamoto is ... in July 2014. The newly created Cheongwon-gu annexed the part of Sangdang-gu. Archaeology The Hungsu Child was found in the Turubong limestone cave located in Munui-myeon. Administrative divisions Sangdang-gu is divided into 5 townships (''myeon'') and 8 neighborhoods (''dong''). References External links * Districts of Cheongju 1995 establishments in South Korea States and territories established in 1995 {{SouthKorea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheongju
Cheongju () is the capital and largest List of cities in South Korea, city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. History Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju Mountains, specifically in the one where Sangdang Sanseong is located, ruins dating from the Old Stone Age to the Bronze Age have been found. Settlements associated with the Paleolithic Age have also been discovered at Cheongju such as the Durubong Cave Site. After the unification of the kingdoms by Silla in 676, which caused various parts of Korea to adapt Buddhism including Cheongju, because the Silla culture was connected with the Silk Road, which brought the Buddhist religion from Nepal across Northern China to the Korean Peninsula. In the Goryeo era during the reign of Gwangjong, several monuments related to Buddhism were created, among them are Cheol Danggan, built during the year 962 in the center of the city near the remains of Yongdu Temple, which is a flagpol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts In South Korea
A district or '' gu'' is an administrative unit in South Korea. List of districts in South Korea Renamed districts * Nam District → Michuhol, Incheon (1 July 2018) * Ilsan-gu → Ilsandong-gu, Goyang (16 May 2005) * Buk District → Bupyeong District, Incheon (1 March 1995) * Jung-gu → Wonmi-gu, Bucheon (1 February 1993) * Nam-gu → Sosa-gu, Bucheon (1 February 1993) Defunct districts * Happo-gu (; ), Masan (1 July 1990 – 1 January 2001) * Hoewon-gu (; ), Masan (1 July 1990 – 1 January 2001) * Ulju-gu (; ), Ulsan (1 January 1995 – 15 July 1997) * Ojeong-gu (; ), Bucheon (1 February 1993 – 4 July 2016) * Sosa-gu (; ), Bucheon (1 January 1988 – 4 July 2016) * Wonmi-gu (; ), Bucheon (1 January 1988 – 4 July 2016) See also * Administrative divisions of South Korea References {{reflist Districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hŭngsu Child
''Hŭngsu'' (Korean: 흥수아이, literally: Hŭngsu child) is the name given to a skeleton which is believed to belong to the Paleolithic era and that was discovered in the Turubong limestone cave complex in Sangdang-gu,Cheongju by the excavation team of Chungbuk National University Museum (Korean: 충북대학교 박물관) in 1982. The name ''Hŭngsu'' was originally assigned at both the cave and the archaeological remain by the government with the intent of rewarding the person who first discovered this skeleton: Kim Hŭngsu (Korean: 김흥수). That was the first time in which a person's name was used to name a historical site. Discovery In 1978, Kim Hŭngsu (Korean: 김흥수) ran a limestone mine and found several animal bones and ivory that he sent to the neighboring Chungbuk National University (Korean: 충북대학교). In 1983, while looking for limestone mines around Turubong cave in Cheongwon-gun (Korean: 청원군), he discovered some hominid bones inside the cave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
