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. It’s nice to meet you alone. There are so many interesting things and stories about Jeju Island. You’re curious, right? Let’s see what’s in Jeju Island, a unique and pretty island in Korea!
a stone statue
It reminds you of Jeju Island, right?This is Dolhareubang, the icon of Jeju Island. It is known as the guardian deity of the village built in place of the ascension in Jeju Island. Dolhareubang is made by cutting basalt, and the size is slightly different for each region of Jeju Island. The average is about 187cm, the largest stone chamber is 266cm, and the smallest is 103cm. Dolhareubang is usually wearing a bucket hat and has a smiling mouth with closed mouth, bulging eyes without pupils, a large and wide fist nose, a fine smile, and a hand on the stomach. In general, the lower body such as legs and feet is not expressed, but only the upper body is exposed! You can find Dolhareubang everywhere in Jeju Island, and there is also a story that Jeju people touch the nose of Dolhareubang if they want to have children, and if they touch the belly, they get a lot of money!
The Most Things in Jeju Island
Jeju Island is often called “Samdado” because there are many women, stones, and wind, so let’s find out why there are so many women, stones, and wind?
Woman
Jeju Island used to be a place where there were many women. According to Jeju’s story, Jeju men used to go to the sea far away to catch fish by boat, but many people died because of typhoons and dangerous waves, and few men came back…So there were more women in Jeju Island than men, so there are more women in Jeju Island!
Stone
You saw the topographical features of Jeju Island that I introduced in the first episode, right? It is an island formed from a volcano, so Jeju Island is an island formed when lava cools down! There are lots of basalt everywhere!
Wind
The geographical influence of Jeju Island is great. In terms of location, it is the first place to meet the typhoon, and it is windy because it is under the influence of the Okhotsk Sea fleet and the North Pacific fleet. And there are not many tall buildings in Jeju Island, and there are no forests or big trees to block the wind, so there is a lot of wind in Jeju.
Jeju tangerine
Besides women, stones, and wind, Jeju is famous for having a lot of tangerines, right?Have you all tried Jeju tangerines? Besides Dolhareubang, tangerines are one of the icons of Jeju Island! What’s the difference between tangerines in Jeju Island and tangerines in other regions? Jeju Island’s climate is warm and sunny, so it is famous for its orange color, which is prettier than tangerines in other regions, and its sugar content is high and delicious. And Jeju Island has a wide variety of tangerines! The well-known regular tangerines and Hallabong are easy to buy anywhere in Jeju! And there’s an interesting story, Jeju Island used to have tangerine trees in every house!Lol. Luxury tangerines that are more expensive and taste luxurious are Cheonhyehyang, Redhyang, and.. There’s a back, too! I heard that there are a lot of tangerines in Jeju Island
the Jeju dialect
Jeju dialect is so different from other local dialects in Korea that it is so foreign that it is classified as another language called Jeju language. Linguistically, it is closer to Japanese than to the language of the Korean Peninsula. Currently, the reputation continues around the elderly speakers, but although the speakers are limited to the elderly and the young and young rarely use them, Jeju people use them to distinguish between Koreans and Jeju people. Therefore, UNESCO classified Jeju language as a “very seriously endangered language,” which is four of the five stages of extinction crisis. However, as cultural diversity has recently been in the spotlight, education and utilization have become active as Jeju language has been re-examined.
