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34-463: It is associated with a Jeju founding legend. It is believed that three demigods emerged from the holes in the ground on this site, and became the first people of the island. The site is located in the city center of Jeju City and consists mainly of a shrine and a depression from which, according to legend, three demigods emerged from the ground to become the founding fathers of the ancient kingdom of Tamna and its people. Three families (or clans) bear

68-423: A festival dedicated to the fish each year, around late November. The port also maintains routes to Gapado, a small island off the southern coast of Jeju. Seogwipo Submarine offers undersea tours in a submarine from Finland. Munseom, where the submarine travels, is home to coral reefs, schools of fish, and seaweed. Yeomiji Botanical Garden is located in the city, inside Jungmun Tourism Complex . Saeseom

102-404: A prefecture), and the two centers of Seogwipo became Jeongui-myeon and Daejeong. In 1915 the names were changed a second time, to U township and Jwa township. In 1935 the two townships were given the names they still have today: Seogwi and Jungmun. Seogwipo was greatly affected by Japanese colonial rule - it was used as a base that supplied marine products, and a whale processing plant was built near

136-411: A primitive hunting life. One day, they climbed Hallasan and looked at the far eastern sea, where they saw a wooden box sealed with purple soil coming up along with the waves. Following the wooden chest, they arrived at the seashore of Onpyeong-ri, Seongsan-eup, and opened the wooden chest. There was a round jade box the shape of an egg inside, and a messenger wearing a purple robe. When the deities opened

170-514: A proposal to merge the city with Bukjeju County, also merging Seogwipo with Namjeju County to create two large cities directly administered by the province. That change was put into effect in July 2006. In 2012 Sang-Oh Kim became mayor; he was formerly the Jeju regional president of National Agricultural Cooperative Federation . Jeju City is the principal transportation center for Jeju Province. It

204-492: A rocky volcanic coastline in the southern part of Jeju Province , South Korea. In July 2006, Seogwipo's boundaries were expanded to include the entire southern half of Jeju island. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and 2002 FIFA World Cup host, it had a population of 192,566 as of the end of February, 2024. Hundreds of Seogwipo's oldest archeological artifacts were found in Saengsugwe Cave near Cheonjiyeon Waterfall on

238-735: A small village, and has renewed itself since Korean War. The Jungmun Tourism Complex is considered a premier Jeju tourist landmark. The Jeju World Cup Stadium welcomed thousands of visitors in 2002 during the South Korean/Japan World Cup. People from all over the world come to the International Convention Center Jeju in Jungmun for conventions. The Jeju Olle trails along the Seogwipo coast are most popular among hikers. Branksome Hall Asia

272-491: A warm temperate moist forest climate. Due to its location, Jeju City is one of the warmest cities in Korea. However, ocean effect snow brings winter precipitation such as snow showers with strong wind during the winter. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is much wetter in summer, with more than 180 millimetres (7.1 in) of rain falling in each month from June to September. The highest temperature ever recorded

306-448: Is 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 25 July 1942 while the lowest temperature ever recorded is −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) on 16 February 1977. Jeju is divided into 19 neighbourhoods ( dong ), 4 towns ( eup ), and 3 townships ( myeon ): Jeju City is twinned with: Seogwipo Seogwipo ( Korean :  서귀포 ; Korean pronunciation: [sʌ.ɡwi.pʰo] ) is the second-largest city on Jeju Island , settled on

340-515: Is a school located in Seogwipo. Seogwipo's atmosphere is similar to other Korean seaside towns - old love motels and old businesses. However, it also has lush gardens and citrus farms that are bordered with black rock fences. The whole town is small enough for people to walk across easily. The Olle Market in downtown Seogwipo is a traditional daily market. There is also much to see and eat along Lee Joong-seop Street, Myeongdong Road, Arang Joeul Street, and Chilsimni Food Street. Seongeup Folk Village

374-482: Is a traditional village that has been continually inhabited since at latest the 15th century. It has many traditional hanok , and offers traditional experiences and performances. The museum, which first opened in September 2001, is widely known in Korea. At the O'Sulloc Tea Museum , not only can visitor enjoy unique O’Sulloc teas, but they can relax next to the lotus pond in the indoor garden. The second floor of

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408-517: Is home to the island's sole airport, Jeju International Airport ; the Jeju-Seoul route is the world's busiest airline route. In addition, its port is the largest on the island, serving the great majority of passenger and cargo vessels that visit the island. It also stands at the center of the island's road network. To travel throughout the city and island, various buses are available. A bus ride from Jeju City to Seogwipo (the second largest city on

442-624: Is located in the city proper, near the center. The Kimnyoung Maze Park is in the city. The Buddhist temple Yakcheonsa has a natural mineral spring claimed to have healing powers, and is one of the largest temples in East Asia. It participates in the Templestay program, where guests can stay at Buddhist temples and experience Buddhist culture. Jeju City has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with very warm summers and cool winters. In Holdridge classification , Jeju City has

476-492: Is located off the city's east coast. It received 2.23 million visitors in 2016. Seongsan Ilchulbong , an unusually bowl-shaped mountain, is popular for seeing the first sunrise of the year. Around that time, it hosts a sunrise festival with performances and food. The city has Jeju Stone Park in Jocheon . The large park focuses on Jeju's cultural use of stones, its mythology, and its shamanism . The Jeju National Museum

510-597: Is served by Jeju International Airport ( IATA code CJU). Located on an island off the Korean Peninsula , Jeju has mild, warm weather during much of the year. The city is a well-known resort, with prestigious hotels and public casino facilities. In 2011, 9.9 million passengers flew between the two cities of Seoul and Jeju, making the Gimpo – Jeju route the world's busiest passenger air route . Jeju welcomes over ten million visitors every year, mainly from

544-509: The Japanese rule of Korea , Jeju was renamed to Saishū. The city has grown quite rapidly since the 1970s. Shin Jeju ( 신제주 ), or "new Jeju", was created some decades ago, up the hill from the airport and houses many government buildings. The thatched roof buildings that were common throughout the city until the 1970s are gradually disappearing. The city was separated from Bukjeju County in 1955. However, in 2005 Jeju Province voters approved

578-611: The Joseon Dynasty placed it under firm central control. During the Joseon era, three fortresses were built in the Seogwipo area. In 1416, southern Jeju Island was divided into the prefectures of Jeongui and Daejeong. The former included Hongro, and the latter, Yerye, which had been the urban centers of Seogwipo. In 1914, during the period of Japanese colonial rule, Jeongui prefecture and Daejeong prefecture were merged into Jeju-gun ( gun meaning an administrative district bigger than

612-767: The Korean peninsula and China during the period of the Three Kingdoms (1st century BCE to 7th century CE). The small port of Seogwipo was used to send tributes to Yuan, an ancient kingdom in China. Tamna briefly reclaimed its independence after the fall of Silla in 935. However, it was subjugated by the Goryeo Dynasty in 938, and officially annexed in 1105. In 1300, among the 14 villages that made up Tamna Prefecture were Hongro and Yerye, two regions of modern Seogwipo. Tamna maintained local autonomy until 1404, when Taejo of

646-509: The South Korean mainland, Japan, and China. The population of Jeju City is 486,604 people and 225,139 households (244,468 men and 245,136 women, May 2024). The population density is 503.18 (per square km, 2020). The area of the city has played a central role in Jeju since before recorded history. The Samseonghyeol , holes from which the three ancestors of the Jeju people are said to have come, are located in downtown Jeju City. During

680-558: The building has an observatory, so visitors can enjoy the views of the nearby green tea fields and the surrounding landscape. The Citrus Museum is located in the city. It offers citrus picking experiences for part of the year. Daeyoo Land opened in 1978 as a hunting ground and shooting range and recently opened an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) track. It includes a pistol range, rifle ranges, clay pigeon shooting, and an ATV track. Cheonjiyeon , meaning "God's pond", derives its name from

714-597: The coast; the Samseonghyeol , three holes in the downtown area; Hallasan National Park in the interior; the country's tallest mountain, Hallasan ; and world's largest botanical garden, Bunjae Artpia. The 8,500-seat Jeju Baseball Stadium is near the center of the city. The city also sells many oranges for which Jeju is famous. Jeju City is surrounded by orange and mandarin farms. Jeju Air has its headquarters in Jeju City. In its former boundaries, Jeju City

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748-472: The island) is typically an hour. Due to its central position in transportation, Jeju City sees the main share of tourist traffic to the island. Many tourists arrive at the city through the port terminal or airport, stay in the tourist hotels of the Sinjeju neighborhood, and stay within the city to visit various Jeju tourist attractions. These include Dragon's Head Rock ( Yongduam  [ ko ] ) along

782-480: The island. This was about 4,300 years ago, and the place is now called Samseonghyeol (三姓穴) because of the Samshinin (三神人) that came out (湧出). These deities were called Eulna. They were the founders of the three surnames, and they founded the kingdom of Tamna. The deities' shapes were very tall and large, giving them the appearance of immortals not found in human society. These three gods wore leather clothes and lived

816-405: The jade box, three virgins, elegantly dressed in blue clothes with beautiful purple hues came out. They sat down together and brought cattle and five-grain seeds out on the coastal hill of Yeonhonpo. Accordingly, the three gods carefully prepared offerings, performed rites, and announced to the heavens that they would marry each of the three princesses. They set up a bridal chamber in a cave next to

850-586: The legend that the seven fairies serving the King of Heaven came down to the pond on stairs of cloud and bathed in its clean waters. Jeongbang Waterfall is the only waterfall in Asia that falls directly into the ocean. On the wall of the water fall, there is an inscription written "Seobulgwacha," referring to Seobul passing by this place. Seobul was a servant of the Chinese Emperor Jin (BC 259~210) who

884-433: The most profitable crop for the islanders. The Satsuma mandarin had been brought to Korea from Japan in 1911 by a Catholic missionary named Esmile J. Taque. Few farmers grew mandarins in the 1950s, and the mandarin orange commanded such high prices that mandarin tree was called daehaknamu , meaning "the source of money for college tuition". The government supported mandarin farming from the early 1960s and rapidly increased

918-461: The name and claim descendance from those deities. The myth states that in the beginning, there were no people in Tamna. According to old records (Goryeosa, Yeongjuji), there first was a strangely outstanding mountain called Hallasan . The clouds and the sea were clearly visible far above and below, and Hallasan, the main mountain, cast out three gods at a place called 'Moheung' at the northern foot of

952-448: The number of farms. Now, mandarins from Jeju are a winter staple throughout South Korea. In the meantime, Seogwipo's status as an administrative district improved. In 1946, the island became Jeju-do (province) and reorganized into Bukjeju-gun to the north of Mt. Halla and Namjeju-gun to the south, which Seogwi-myeon and Jungmun-myeon belonged to. After Jeju-eup (town) became Jeju-si (city) in 1955, Seogwi-myeon became Seogwi-eup in 1956 and

986-526: The pond, and lived from then on as human beings. This article relating to a myth or legend from Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jeju City Jeju City ( Korean : 제주시 , romanized :  Jeju-si ; Korean pronunciation: [tɕe̞.dʑu] ) is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island . The city

1020-559: The port of Seogwipo. Twelve artificial caves made by the Japanese army still remain along the coast near Sammaebong Peak. After the end of the colonial period, Seogwipo felt the hardship of the 1948 Jeju uprising and its aftermath. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, Seogwipo port became crowded with thousands of refugees. After the war, the island was rebuilt. As people's livelihoods stabilized, mandarin orange farming became

1054-590: The south coast of Jeju. After an extensive excavation by a team of experts from Jeju National Museum in November 2010, hundred of Stone Age artifacts were unearthed. Another ancient location in Seogwipo is the village of Hamo. Artifacts found there during a 2005 excavation include pieces of earthenware and shell mounds from the Neolithic Age. In the beginning, Seogwipo was a part of Tamna , an ancient kingdom of Jeju. The kingdom traded with other nations across

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1088-476: Was 19.3 kilometers from east to west, and 10.2 kilometers from north to south. To the north, it looks across the Korea Strait at the southern coast of South Jeolla Province . To the south, it meets Seogwipo at the top of Hallasan, the island's sole mountain. The Jeju Olle Trail and Jeju Olle Walking Festival passes through the city. The island Udo , one of Jeju's most popular tourist attractions,

1122-569: Was combined with Jungmun-myeon, which created Seogwipo-si and became independent from Namjeju-gun in 1981. In addition, a plan to reorganize the administrative district to combine Jeju-si and Bukjeju-gun, and Seogwipo-si and Namjeju-gun passed through the local referendum in 2005. As a result, Seogwipo City was expanded to cover Namjeju-gun in 2006 and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province was established. Modern Seogwipo has changed significantly since its days as

1156-475: Was ordered by the Emperor to find the substance that would make him immortal. Seogwipo is also said to have gotten its name to mean Seobul headed back west. Seongsan Ilchulbong rose from under the sea in a volcanic eruption over 100,000 years ago. There is a huge crater at the top of the mountain. Moseulpo Port is reputed for its seafood, particularly Japanese amberjack ( 방어 ; bangeo ). It holds

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