Seongsan-dong

Seongsan-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul성산동
 • Hanja城山洞
 • Revised RomanizationSeongsan-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerSŏngsan-dong
CountrySouth Korea
Seongsan 1-dong Community Service Center
Seongsan 1-dong Community Service Center

Seongsan-dong (Korean: 성산동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

Overview

The mountains around this village form a fortress-like enclosure (城), which is why they were called Seongme or Seongmi in Korean and later rendered in Sino-Korean as Seongsan (城山, "Castle Mountain"). During his tenure as magistrate of Yangcheon, Jeong Seon (Gyeomjae) painted several works depicting this mountain. The area, once rice fields, began to change during the Japanese colonial period with the straightening of the Hongjecheon stream. This channelization led to land consolidation, and after liberation it developed further into the present residential Seongsan district.

The area around the Seongsan 2-dong Community Center was once called Muriul or Muidong (武夷洞), meaning it was considered unsafe to pass alone, so people traveled in groups.

Pulmugol (Yadong, 冶洞), on the way to Sangam-dong across the Bulgwangcheon stream, got its name from a forge built during King Hyojong’s reign by Kim Ja-jeom, who produced counterfeit coins for a rebellion. The area remained rice fields until the early 1950s, and old rusted coins were often found there.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 성산동 (Seongsan-dong 城山洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  2. ↑ "The origin of the dong' name (Seongsan-dong 성산동)" (in Korean). Mapo District official site. Retrieved 2008-05-11.


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