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The names of places is one of the historical records which either shows the appearance of geographical feature or expresses the process of change. In addition, it is the cultural heritage that includes the spirits of ancestors.
Nevertheless, among various studies on the names of places, no previous study has yet discussed the relationship between the names of places and the divination by configuration of the ground (fengshui). To this end, this paper started the study on the names of the places in
Jinan area (county) of North Jeolla Province in relation to seven core components of divination by configuration of the ground, Yong (dragon), Hyul (a spot which influences one's fortune converge), Sa (cinnabar), Su (water), Joahyang (exposure), Bibojinap (supplement and
suppression), Hyunggooknon (theory on appearance). This author already proved the name of places in relation to Yong and this is on the succeeding research.
In this research, Hyul is divided into Wa (recess), Gyum (gahnite), Yu (milk), and Dol (rush), Sa is divided into Chyungryong (blue dragon), Baekho (white tiger), Jujak (red phoenix), and Hyunmoo (turtles and snakes), and appearance is divided into Moksung (jupiter), Hwasung (mars), Tosung (saturn), Geumsung (venus) and Susung (mercury). And the names of the places in Jinan area were investigated precisely, which has been named in relatio