{"id":67,"date":"2009-02-06T11:42:15","date_gmt":"2009-02-06T15:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=67"},"modified":"2014-08-27T17:29:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T17:29:19","slug":"jejudo-%ec%a0%9c%ec%a3%bc%eb%8f%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/jejudo-%ec%a0%9c%ec%a3%bc%eb%8f%84\/","title":{"rendered":"Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4<\/strong>) is an island geographically distinct from the South Korean peninsula.\u00a0 While Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4<\/strong>) is considered to be a part of the South Korean soil, it’s considered an autonomous province as well.\u00a0 So yeah, it’s a bit complicated but to make a long story short, Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4<\/strong>) is considered a part of Korean territory, but with special rights that are not given to other provinces.\u00a0 Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4<\/strong>) has it’s own unique sub culture and dialect.\u00a0 Contact\u00a0with the Japanese, the Mongols, and China have influenced the Jeju (\uc81c\uc8fc<\/strong>) dialect, which is noticeably different from the standard, Korean Seoul dialect.<\/p>\n

Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4<\/strong>) contains many tourist attractions.\u00a0 I would recommend going to see Hallasan (\ud55c\ub098\uc0b0<\/strong>).\u00a0 Hallasan (\ud55c\ub098\uc0b0<\/strong>) is the tallest mountain in South Korea.\u00a0 For those of you who are hiking freaks, there’s a national park nearby that leads to a hiking trail.\u00a0 On Hallasan (\ud55c\ub098\uc0b0<\/strong>) you’ll see a small lake called baengnokdam (\ubc31\ub85d\ub2f4<\/strong>), which means ‘white deer lake’.\u00a0 According to local legend, baengnokdam (\ubc31\ub85d\ub2f4<\/strong>) is a deer-hunting-hotspot for the gods.\u00a0 ( Since when were mountains the natural habitats of deers?\u00a0 Oh well.)<\/p>\n

One of the more poignant sites is the gwaneumsa (\uad00\uc74c\uc0ac<\/strong>) temple on Hallasan (\ud55c\ub098\uc0b0<\/strong>).\u00a0 Just outside the gwaneumsa (\uad00\uc74c\uc0ac<\/strong>) temple\u00a0lies a memorial for the victims of\u00a0the Jeju (\uc81c\uc8fc<\/strong>) rebellion against the South Korean government.\u00a0 It’s a very controversial part of Korean history and to this day there’s\u00a0still\u00a0some residual tensions between the South Korean government and the Jeju (\uc81c\uc8fc<\/strong>) Islanders over this issue.\u00a0 The Jeju (\uc81c\uc8fc<\/strong>)rebellion is called Jeju minjong hang jang (\uc81c\uc8fc\ubbfc\uc815\ud56d\uc7a5<\/strong>).\u00a0 It started when the Jeju (\uc81c\uc8fc<\/strong>) Islanders led demonstrations to protest a tax on agricultural goods.\u00a0 In response the South Korean government sent troops to squash the demonstrations, which resulted in a large scale execution of villagers.<\/p>\n

With it’s rich history and scenic sites, I’d recommend everyone to go to Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4<\/strong>) at least once.\u00a0 In my next post, you’ll see why Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4<\/strong>) is a great place to go for the Valentines Day weekend.\u00a0 (Wink, wink).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4) is an island geographically distinct from the South Korean peninsula.\u00a0 While Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4) is considered to be a part of the South Korean soil, it’s considered an autonomous province as well.\u00a0 So yeah, it’s a bit complicated but to make a long story short, Jejudo (\uc81c\uc8fc\ub3c4) is considered a part of Korean territory…<\/p>\n

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