Jeju Island: The beauty of the Korean Peninsula

Located in the southwest of the peninsula, the island of Jeju is a volcanic island that has a width of 73 km from west to east and 31 km from north to south. As the most southerly located areas of Korea, Jeju Island weather warmer than other areas even during winter. The wind from the sea blows constantly throughout the year, and relics of volcanic activity leaves a beautiful landscape with rocks that have diverse forms.
Phenomenal natural beauty, historical heritage, unique museums and a variety of water sports make the island of Jeju as one of the best tourist destinations in Korea. Before the invention of modern transportation, the trip to and from the main island is hard to do and dangerous. Because of this, people in Jeju island culture and dialect develop their own language which is unique.Outside of this culture was born icon that shows the uniqueness of the island of Jeju is "Haenyeo", "Dolhareubang", "Galot," and "Bangsatap". In antiquity the main activity of Jeju island's inhabitants are fishing where the female population there is the backbone of the family. "Haenyeo" meaning divers women, often go diving to catch fish and seaweed. While "Dolhareubang" means stone statue old man. This statue there that has a serious expression, and there is also the expression of comics. This statue became one of the very famous symbol of Jeju island. The word "Galot" refer to the Jeju traditional clothes dyed with persimmon juice. These orange-colored clothing that are characteristic of Jeju. Other special sights is "Bangsatap" located around the island, in the houses, beaches, and even tourist attractions. Small and round-shaped tower is made of stone and is considered the tower to protect the population and bring prosperity to the community.Among all natural attraction located in Jeju, there are three places that are known as world cultural heritage established by UNESCO (2007) is Mount Hallasan, Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak and the Geomunoreum lava tube system. Mount Hallasan is perhaps the most prominent geographical feature in Jeju, located in the middle of the island. Seongsan Ilchulbong peak renowned for sedimentologis characteristics and is one of the best places in the world to study volcanic eruptions. The third world cultural heritage that Geomunoreum lava tube system is a series of lava caves in the world. Jeju has three major tourist destination is the city of Jeju, Seogwipo and Jungmun resort.
Jeju also has the beaches are very beautiful as the beach Geumneung, Hamdeok beach and coastal Hyeopjae. For visitors who want to see the historic sites that are still thick with elements of indigenous culture can visit the village of Jeju, the Jeju, Samseonghyeol or Seongeup village. Especially for visitors who love the teddy bear, the tourist should not miss this one is Teddy Bear Museum. Here visitors can enjoy the Teddy Bears are cute and adorable with various shapes and sizes.

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