Abstract
This paper is to clarify the modern reorganization process of traditional irrigation facilities such like Bo(洑) and Zeon(堤堰) in the modern transitory period, Korea rural. Zeon is a kind of reservoir, and Bo is an irrigation canal from the river-bank. In the perspectives of local society history, these traditional facilities in Cheorwon(鐵原) and Yeoncheon(漣川) county, Hantangang-river(漢灘江) valley, had continued long-term existence in the transitory period, colonial period. The case of Bo(洑) shows these characteristics well. This remarkable facts displays long-term sustainability of local irrigation community in a peasant community. Especially, historical materials in Joongang Irrigation Association(中央水利組合) of Cheorwon county present a lots of traditional irrigation facilities in the upstream of the Hantangang-river. This case study brings light on the research of close corporate community in context of East Asian studies.
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