(Jeju travel Mr.Dee) About Jeju island

 

Jeju island is an absolute volcanic island.

In Jeju island, there are more than 360 diverse volcanic craters as well as 120 lava tubes formed by volcanic activities. Furthermore, it also has the highest Mt in South Korea called Hallasan.

Various scenic view from volcano is magnificent comparing to other volcanic places.

Due to the recognition of the natural scenery, geological and biological value, Jeju island has been registered by UNESCO as natural, geological and biological heritage of the world.
It also has been designated as one of New 7 Wonders of nature.
Needless to say, Jeju island is a treasure island in Korea.

However, I want you to know we have different culture and life style from the main land(Korea) and other rest of the world.

Jeju island has not only beauty of nature but also has a long history of Tamra kingdom.

Jeju island had been use to be exile prison since kyore dynasty with a prohibition of going out of its island for 300 years.
Thanks to this ironic history Jeju island has most traditional culture. And it has been known as a rebellious island because there were rebels and suppressions repeatedly.

Jeju island keep stimulating interest of foreign visitors with gut,myth which Korean society still doesn't have generosity of understanding.


You can access to the freshest food in Korea because it is an island.

So, slow food is possible. People get gather at 5 days market to buy Jeju red carrots, potatoes, dropwots etc.

Jeju island has been known for abundance in winds, stones and women.

Islanders have been venerable to nature to struggle against wind. The land is barren to dig out numerous stones for farming.

And women always had been outnumbered to men dud to lack of men.

Nowadays 3 abundant things are beautified for story telling in Jeju island but actually they shows the pain of Jeju history.

But... We are making electricity by winds and we have stacked up stones to make walls which now are agricultural heritage of the world.
Jeju island has become a place where people from all over the world are interested in.

 

As time goes by, Jeju island has turned to be modernized and the ratio of man and woman becomes half to half. And the profession of woman diver endangers which is supposed to be registered as an intangible heritage of the world by UNESCO.