Sunday, December 18, 2011

Jeju Island, New 7 Wonders of Nature

Jeju Island was chosen as New 7 Wonders of Nature a months ago. 
Jeju Island is the biggest island in Korea and it's really famous for it's beautiful landscape. In addition, it has  the highest mountain in South Korea, Mt. Halla. 
Mt. Halla is a only dormant volcano in South Korea and its height is 1950m. Many people visit this mountain to enjoy its unique and grand scenery. And climbing this mountain is not really hard compared with other mountains in the land. For theses reason, many people including foreign visitors visit this mountain. 

Jeju also has a famous doll called Dol Haroobang. It's a kind of a stone statue and its size is diverse from a really big one like human size to small one like a small doll. And there is a story about Dol Haroobang. if a women who is pregnant would touch the nose of Dol Haroobang, then she will give a birth to a son. For this reason, there are some Dol Haroobangs which have worn nose. 

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