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Hwawangsan ( ko, 화왕산; Hanja: 火旺山) or Hwawang, is a mountain in
Changnyeong County
Changnyeong County (''Changnyeong-gun'' 창녕군) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
In the early Three Kingdoms period, Changnyeong was the seat of Bihwa Gaya, a member of the Gaya confederacy which was later conquered ...
of South Gyeongsang Province
South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World ...
, southeastern South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It has an elevation of 757 metres.
Etymology
The name Hwawang is , from ''hwa'' (Korean: ; Hanja: ), meaning "fire", and ''wang'' (Korean: ; Hanja: ), meaning "vigorous". The name originated from the fire festival and practice of burning dry weeds and rice fields that took place every year on January 15.Overview
It is one of the three primary tourist locations in Changnyeong County. On January 11, 1984, it was designated as a national park.
See also
*List of mountains of Korea
The following is a list of mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limit ...
*Changnyeong Town
Changnyeong-eup (창녕읍, 昌寧邑) is a town ('' eup'') in the administrative county of Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, in South Korea.
The town is Changnyeong county's administrative, business, and traffic center where most of the far ...
References
Mountains of South Gyeongsang Province Changnyeong County Mountains of South Korea {{SouthKorea-geo-stub