A Study on the Village Grove in the Northen Inland Part of Gyeongbuk Province - Focused on Andong City, Yecheon and Bonghwa Counties -

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to survey 20 village forests in the northern inland part of Gyeongbuk Province (Andong, Yecheon and Bonghwa). The results of this study can be summed up as follows;First, 2 forests(Hahoi and Onhoi villages in Andong) function primarily as ‘Bibo' or Feng Shui(geomancy) supplement, 3 forests(Geochon 2 village in Bonghwa, Cheonjeon village in Andong and Geumgok village in Yecheon) function primarily as ‘Yeopseung' or evil spirit restrainer, another 3 forests(Gaedan 1, Haejeo 1 and Bokji 2 villages in Bonghwa) function primarily as ‘Seonghwang' or village shrine and 2 forests(Baeksong village in Yecheon and Apdong 3 village in Bonghwa) function primarily as ‘Sugumagi' or terra energy retainer. The other 6 forests(Sinseok, Gwangyeon, Danho, Mae and Sosan villages in Andong and Orok 1 village in Bonghwa) function just as windbreak, etc.
Second, the sample forests consist primarily of pine trees, zelkovas and willows.
Third, 4 lost village forests have been identified: Gaegok, Sugok and Gyepyeong villages in Andong and Jungpyeong village in Yecheon.
Fourth, in order to improve the management of village forests, it is deemed necessary to remove the facilities from the forests and restore the original functions of the village forests. To this effect, the current forest managers need to be replaced with professionals or educated on the management of forests continuously.

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