Island of Korea : Jeju Island
You’ve all heard of Jeju Island, right? It is an island in the southwest of Korea. It is the largest and most populous island in Korea. Let’s learn more about Jeju Island today
Characteristics of Jeju Island
climatic characteristics
The location of Jeju Island mentioned above is in the southernmost part of Korea, so the weather is warmer than other regions. Jeju Island, far from the continent, is affected by the humid ocean! Jeju Island is mainly affected by the oceanic and continental tropical groups, which are egg groups… In winter, there is not much snow on my system. Even if it’s cold, it’s about -5 degrees Celsius, and it’s much warmer on land, especially in Seoul and Gangwon-do. It’s about 30 degrees in summer when it’s cool and hot.
topographical characteristics
Jeju Island is an island made up of only one Hallasan body. Hallasan Mountain is the highest mountain in Korea! Do you know?And Halla Mountain – Jeju Island’s emoticon used to be a volcano! So Jeju Island is an island formed by volcanoes, and the coast is relatively simple. Due to the influence of volcanic activity, the coast is all rocky coast except for some sandy beaches, and there are few mudflats… Previously, it was widely believed that the entire Jeju Island was a single, smooth volcanic body called Hallasan. This is combined with Jeju Island people’s perception of Hallasan Mountain, which is called “Jeju Island, and Jeju Island is Hallasan Mountain.” However, according to the conclusion of the study, Hallasan Mountain is only the largest pile in the center among the many monolithic or semi-monolithic hydrofluoric acids that have built Jeju Island!
animals/plants
Animals live together with antiparasitic and tropical animals, including 77 species of mammals and 198 species of birds, eight species of reptiles and amphibians, and 873 and 74 species of insects and spiders. Plants are vertically distributed around Hallasan Mountain, with 2,001 species (Baekdusan: 500 species, Jirisan: 1,000 species), making it a treasure trove of Gahi plants. Among them, eight types of natural monuments are included, and the area of Hallasan Mountain is designated as a national park.
History of Jeju Island
People have lived in Jeju Island since the Stone Age. Since then, Jeju Island has created its own culture! Jeju Island first appeared in history during the Three Kingdoms Period. At that time, Jeju Island was an independent country called Tamna Country. Tamri-guk first interacted with Baekje. Even in the early Goryeo Dynasty, Tamri-guk was an independent country unlike Goryeo. But in 1105, Tamna lost its status as an independent country and was included in Goryeo! The name was changed to Tamna-gun, not Tamna-guk, and it became a county belonging to Goryeo.Although it became a province of Goryeo, the king of Tamna continued to rule Jeju Island. In Goryeo, envoys from Jeju Island were treated the same as envoys from China and Japan, so they thought of Jeju Island as foreign countries until then. After some time, Jeju Island belonged to Jeolla-do, but it was separated into one autonomous province in 1946. There are two cities, Jeju City and Seogwipo City!
Industry
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is a place where agriculture is rarely done well due to its geological characteristics, and rice farming is carried out only in extremely rare areas. The primary industry is mainly citrus farming. It is a place where tourism takes place. The fishing industry will also take place. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is called Hawaii in the East. Among the tourists visiting Jeju Island, Japanese tourists topped the list. However, as Jeju Island is widely known in the Chinese region, the number of Chinese tourists is also increasing, and the number of Chinese tourists has increased to 361,000 among foreign tourists, ranking first.
a special product
Tangerines and stone harvests are famous, and various seafood such as horses, pigs, galot, red sea bream, salted fish, halibut, sea urchin, and conch are also known. Jeju stone, Jeju perfume, drinking spring water, pine bricks, liquor (Hubbucksul, Baeknokdam, Hallasan), Seolnok tea, native honey, garlic spring, onion spring, tomato, onion, cabbage, milk tea, tangerine pumpkin jam, fish vinegar, pheasant syrup, pear tea, poached egg (simbidium), lily kimchi, sugar, red bean paste, black bean paste, etc.
Until now, Jeju Island is an autonomous island and has become a famous tourist destination in Korea… Jeju Island is also called ‘Korea’s Hawaii’ for its beautiful sea, wonderful tourist attractions, and warm climate. Jeju’s formation history and truthfully, it is a Korean island, but there are many unique things. In the second episode, let’s find out some interesting stories about Jeju Island
