안동 하회마을은 낙동강이 ‘S’자 모양으로 마을을 감싸 도는 데서 하회(河回)라고 한다. 

 

풍산류씨가 600여년 간 대대로 살아온 동성마을로 풍수지리적으로 사람이 살기에 가장 좋은 곳으로도 유명하고, 한국전통 방식인 와가 (⽡家:기와집)와 초가(草家)를 오랜 역사속에서도 잘 보존하고 계승시켜 2010년에 세계문화유산(UNESCO)에 등재된 곳이다.

 

장승공원은 역사의 혼을 담은 장승들을 김종흥 장인의 열정으로 탄생되어 현재까지 역사와 전통의 맥을 이어 오고 있으며, 특히 엘리자베스 여왕, 부시대통령 등 국내 외 유명인들이 하회마을을 방문하여 세계적으로 더욱 유명하게 되었다.

 

또한 일곱의 장승으로 재 탄생된 장승패밀리 “파마아푸나티토”는 마을의 악귀를 물리치고, 개인의 소원성취를 기원하는 수호신으로 하회마을을 지켜오고 있다

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The reason for the village name Hahoe(Ha means a river and Hoe means turning around) was that the Nakdong River flows around the village in an S shape. 

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Hahoe is the village where the members of Ryu family which originated from Hahoe Village have lived together over 600 years. It is a representative village for one family where tile-roofed houses and thatched roofed ones have been quite well conserved for a long time.

 

Hahoe Village looks like two connected spirals called Taeguek, a lotus flower floating on the water, and a boat gliding on the river. This configuration topologically makes the village a very good residence, so it has been known as a good place to live in since the time of the Joseon Dynasty. Mountain Hwa which originates from the Taebaek Mountains and is 271 meters high is located in the eastern part of the village. 

The village has preserved the shamanist rite of Byeolsin-gut and preserved Hahoe masks used in the Hahoe Mask Dance. Another rite still practiced is the Jeulbul Nori which uses strings of fireworks fired at the base of the Buyongdae Cliff. The village was listed by the South Korea government as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2010.

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Hahoe Village Jangseung Park is located at the foot of the Wha San (Flower Mountain) at the entrance to the village.

Master Kim Jong-heung, who protects t the Wha San (Flower Mountain) and makes Jangseung by selecting only very good trees that have received the spirit of the Taegeuk, prays for the village's well-being from evil spirits and diseases.

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He has made Jangseung throughout his life, and famous people around the world, such as Queen Elizabeth, President Bush, and Prince Charles, have visited Jangseung Park and have his Jangseung.

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World Heritage Hahoe is the best place in the world, with mountains and water forming a Taegeuk-shaped topography.

The meaning of Taegeuk can be found in Toegye Lee Hwang (the greatest scholar of Neo-Confucianism in Joseon) in Seonghak Sipdo.

Jangseung is also used as a landmark or milestone in the village. However, as a guardian deity that protects people from evil and disease, it is also sometimes an object of wishing for the fulfillment of individual wishes.

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World Heritage Hahoe Jangseung Family Be Thought Soul “PaMa APooNa Tito” was born in Jangseung Park by craftsman Jong-Heung Kim as a guardian deity who receives the energy of Taegeuk and Yin-Yang and Five Elements and protects people, sometimes praying for the fulfillment of individual wishes.

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