Jeju travel | Do you want to see the Jeju history?

According to legend, Jeju-do was founded by three demigod who came out of holes in the ground and established the independent Tamra kingdom. Early in the 12th century the Korea dynasty took over, but in 1273 Mongol empire ruled by a son of GingisKhan(KubilaiKhan) conqured the island, contributing a tradition of horsemanship, a special horse(Mongolian pony horse and quirks in the local dialect. During the Joseon period, Jeju was used as a place of political and religious exile.

The Japanese colonization period of the early 20th century can be traced through abandoned military bases and fortifications on the island. From 1947 to 1954, as many as 30,000 locals were massacred here by right wing government foreces in events of collectively labelled the ‘April 3 incident’ Recent decades have seen Jeju’s economy shift from mainly agriculture to tourism. In autonomous province, giving it a level of self government that is encouraging further economic development. The World Conservation Congress was held there in September 2012 and ambitious carbon-free eletricity generation ventures are being tested. Jeju has come under fire from conservationists and other protesters for the planned Korean Naval base at Gangjeong on the island’s southern coast.