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Description: Cheju is a volcanic island formed by activity from the 3rd Cenozoic period to the 4th period, 2 million years ago. It's ... more

Cheju Island ... assumed that Cheju of today was formed by the repeated change of state, being a part of continent and an island brought by volcanic activities, sea level changes from glaciation and crustal activity. You can see Bakroldam with its 700m diameter crater at the top of Halla mountain located in the center of island.

Newest Review: ... also de riguer for honeymoon photos). This is slap-bang in the city centre and features two of the forty-five remaining original tolharubang statues tolharubang statues(stone grandfathers that were once guardians of every village) and is thus a must-see. The only other things of historical note nearby are the Samsonghyol Shrine and the adj ... more

... acent Folklore and Natural History Museum(both near City Hall and across the road from the KAL Hotel) which are interesting but, like Yongduam Rock, not sufficiently so to warrant too much time. Cheju City is...more

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Cheju Island: Island of the Gods (1129 words)
by - written on 20/07/01 (Very useful, 176 readings)
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Cheju Island was famously described by Newsweek as "one of the ten most undiscovered and unspoiled destinations" in the world in a 1975 article. The intervening years may have seen the island lose some of that reputation due to tourist development, but the number one choice for Korean honeymooners is still well worth visiting. First, it has to be said that Cheju(or Jeju if you follow the Korean government's new romanization rules) is definitely more Madeira than Majorca. As well as having the beauty and relative tranquility of its Portuguese counterpart, Cheju also has the same linguistic relationship with the mainland-due to the unique ... Read the complete review

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