Korea, Jeju : 정방폭포

En français
After the museum contrarily to Xu Fu, we headed East to the 정방폭포  (Jeongbang) Waterfall. The Waterfall is 23 meter high and it is the only waterfall in Asia that falls directly onto the ocean. The legend says that a holy dragon lived underneath it and that that the dragon's spirit is contained in the water which can cure diseases and bring rain during drought. It's a very nice waterfall that you really want to see.
Travel table of content

Korea, Jeju : Xu Fu gallery

En français
We then took the direction of 정방폭포 Jeongbang Waterfall but stopped on the way in the Xu Fu gallery. The Xu Fu gallery present the adventure of the Chinese court sorcerer Xu Fu (Seo Bok). According to the legend, Qin Shi Huang emperor sent Xu Fu to find the elixir of life at Mt. Yeongju (now known as Mt. Halla), one of the three sacred mountains where the immortals were said to live.
Xu Fu climbed up Mt. Yeongju with thousands of boys and girls in search of the elixir. When he arrived at Jeongbang Waterfall, he was so captivated by its beauty that he carved “Xu Fu passed by here” in the rock face, and then headed west. The name of Seogwipo city is said to be derived from this inscription.
Travel table of content

Korea, Jeju island 大長今 and other dramas

En français
Jeju island is the filming scenery of predilection for a lot of Korean drama including 大長今 (Dae Jang Geum). In the Jeju Folk Village museum there is a lot of area dedicated to those drama and in particular 大長今 mini theme park which present clothing and object used during the drama as well as a summarized story. It was really funny to see the pictures of the drama on the historical site.
Travel table of content

 

Korea, Jeju island : Jeju Folk Village museum

En français
After 성산 일출봉 we tried to go visit the Jeju Folk Village museum in the south part of the Island but it was already close so we decided to start there the next day. The Jeju Folk Village Museum is a a large park that tell the story of the history and folklore of the 19th century Jeju island. It present villages houses for different kind of people from different social classes and different work such as mountain work and fishing work. It also show the art work of the island. It is also the filming location for several Korean period drama including 大長今 : Dae Jang Geum.
Travel table of content