 Water
Mill in Baek Jun Ri
 Procincial
Monument number 6
Established
: 1996
Description
: Wooden Roofed Inverted V Shape House
Size
: House Width : 400m
Length
: 530m
Height
: 210m
Water
Mill Width : 250m x 670m
Location
: Baek Jun - ri 96th, Hwaam-myeon, Jeong Seon -
gun, Gang Won - do
Proprietor
: Kim Won Hyoung |
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History
Located at a small town 8km from Hwaam-myeon. there are
a lot of Pine Nut Treesin this area. there is a small
river which servers as the Sam Cheok gun. The Mill is
don't have riht side of the river. We don't have the exact
documents of this water mill but according to the oral
tradition it was built in the 1890's. The farmers used
this natural power to manufacture thier produce. It is
still in use today. People composed many Jeong Seon Arirang
Melodies from Water Mills. The watermill was used as anology
to our bitter - sweet lives. The mill is a necessitty
of the culture of our modern eating habits. This is the
only water mill in the area that is still working.
Special
Features of the WaterMill
1.That WaterMill works by hydraulic power. This power
spins the wheel which results with the pounding of cereals.
2. The WaterMill was a great necessity for the brand -
tillers and fire field formmers. This remote place is
a preservation of how they used to live.
3. We don't have historical documents for this WaterMill
butthe local residents belibe that it was made 100 years
ago. Of the 6 WaterMills around this area only "
Bae Jeon Ri " WaterMill still runs.
4. Bae Jeon Ri is fed from a nearby reservoir. The upper
part of the reservoir the spring has a large quantity
of water. Geographically, Baek Jun Ri WaterMill's location
has ideal conditions.
5. This WaterMill is conposed of a spinning wheel and
a mill building. The wheel is made of pine and the Mill
is made out of oak.
6. Baek Jeon Ri WaterMill is in good condition. In 1992
it was repaired using hemp and wood. The building has
two rooms with stone roofs.
How
to get to Baek Jeon Ri WaterMill
From Seoul
by the train
- Take the train from Cheong Ryang Ri station - Get
off at Jeong Seon station -
Take the city bus to Hwaam-myeon - Baek Jeon Ri
by car
- Take Jung Bu Express Way - Won Ju - Jae Cheon - Young
Wol - Sin Dong Eup -
Nam Myoun - Hwaam myeon
From Jin Bu
by car
- From Jin Bu - Na Jeon 3 way I.C. - Jeong Seon - Hwaam myeon - Baek Jeon Ri
From Pyoung Chang
by car
- From Pyoung Chang - Jeong Seon - Hwaam myeon - Baek
Jeon Ri
Takes 30 Minutesby care from Hwaam myeon
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