Amsa-dong
Amsa-dong (Korean: 암사동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea. The dong is well known for the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site, in which Neolithic remains were excavated after a large amount of diagonal-line patterned earthenware(빗살무늬토기) was exposed by a flood in 1925. It is thought to be a Jomonic settlement which existed prior to the spread of Songgukri-cultural sphere in Korean peninsula during the Korean bronze age. In Amsa Sam-dong, a festival named Amsa sunsa cultural festival is hold annually and parade is performed. It has a subway station of Seoul metropolitan subway 8th line, which functions as the last station of the line. There is only one high school in Amsa-dong named Sunsa highschool. The neighborhood is also known for its large traditional market. Amsa dong is divided in three, Amsa il-dong, Amsa I-dong, Amsa Sam-dong, and community centre is present in every one of these divisions..
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37°33′37.78″N 127°7′48.77″E / 37.5604944°N 127.1302139°E
References
- ^ 암사동 (Amsa-dong 岩寺洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "The origin of Amsa-dong" (in Korean). Gangdong District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ "Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site". Korea Tourism Organization.
- ^ "Historical Attraction". KTDC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
External links
- (in Korean) The Amsa 1 & 4 dong Resident office