Buan Dongmunan Dangsan

Buan Dongmunan Dangsan is a dangsan (village guardian shrine) made up of a stone pillar (dangsan) and a pair of stone guardian posts (grandfather dangsan and grandmother dangsan). Centered on the stone pillar, erected to block impure things from entering the village and to pray for its peace, a dangsan tree stands about 50 m to the east, and the pair of stone guardian posts face each other on either side of the path between them.
The stone pillar is carved from granite, with a stone-carved duck placed on top. Because the area around the pillar is tightly wrapped with the thick rope used in the dangsan rite, normally only the duck at the top and a little of the pillar below it can be seen. To the west of the dangsan tree stands a male guardian post with 'Sangwonju Janggun' carved on its body, wearing a felt-hat-shaped cap, and to the east stands a female guardian post carved with 'Hawondang Janggun.' The female post is taller than the male post but does not wear a hat.
Every 2 years, on the first full moon of the lunar new year, the village holds a dangsan rite. After a tug-of-war with a thick rope twisted from straw, the rope is wound around the stone pillar and the rite is performed. Winding the rope around the stone pillar is called 'dressing it,' expressing the wish for blessings for the whole village and a rich harvest; by personifying the object of worship, it shows that the stone pillar is revered as the main deity of the village rite. Both the stone pillar and the stone guardian posts retain their old appearance well, giving them value as folk heritage that reflects village beliefs.

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