The Island Of Glory – Jeju City, South Korea.

Jeju city is the largest town on Jeju Island. It is a part of Jeju province in South Korea. About over 10 million visitors visit this site from Korea, China, and Japan. The town is famous for lavish resorts, prestigious hotels, and amazing casinos. The currency used here is the South Korean Won. In 2011, the Gimpo-Jeju route became the busiest route making 9.9 million passengers traveling to/from Seoul city and Jeju city. It is also a major ferry domestic terminal.  The town seems to be compact but has a large area. It has a population of 4, 35,413 in an area of 977.8km2.

History

The site has embarked an important role in the history of Jeju. Three ancestors of the Jeju people came from holes known as Samseonghyeol located in the Jeju City. There was a vigorous growth of this town from 1970’s. A few decades ago Shin Jeju or commonly known as new Jeju was created with many buildings, houses, offices and the airport. In July 2006, two cities were merged with the other countries like Seogwipo with Namjeju and Jeju Bukjeju Country to make these cities large and to directly administrate them by the province. Earlier, in1955 Jeju was already a part of Bukjeju Country but was separated.

Cultural Identity

The captivating and fascinating culture of Jeju is the mirror image of its society. The Korean language is mostly spoken by people and older generations and English language here is more approachable in the younger generation. Every year the Jeju fire festival is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm. Other festivals include Tamnaguk Ipchun Gut, Jeju cherry blossom festival, and Canola flower festival.  Japgokbap a multiple grains dishes, Gontteok guk which are rice cakes and Saengseon guksu a dish with fish and noodles are some of the main dishes of Jeju. The things which depict the tradition here are its dialect, foods, customs, myths, and folklore.

Natural Resources

Jeju Island is an island which is volcanic. It is a World Heritage Site which has Volcanoes and Lava tube. Hallasan is the tallest mountain and a dormant volcano in South Korea. Around the main volcano, there are other 360 satellite volcanoes. For about two million years ago, Jeju island was formed by volcanic eruptions which consisted of basalt and lava. The island has hundreds of craters scattered everywhere. There are bija tree forests found here.  There is significant flora and fauna found here.

Local Guides and Tours

Jeju One Day Tour-East: This tour will let you visit some amazing places. The sightseeing includes seeing lava tubes, maze land, sung san sunrise peak, seongeup folk village, and eco land. This tour also offers you with Korean food. The cost of an 8-9hours tour is 69000 won. The transportation and sightseeing tickets will be included.

Jeju One Day Tour-West: This tour is also an enjoyable one. It includes seeing the teddy bear museum, mysterious road, trick eye museum, a waterfall and tea garden with mouth-watering Korean buffet lunch. The fare for this tour is 69000 won. The tickets and transportation will be included.

Transportation 

Jeju International Airport has direct ten international and thirteen domestic flights to Incheon there is one direct flight in a week. Also, there are flights to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Osaka Kansai, Beijing, Shanghai Pudong, Nagoya, Shenyang, Dalian, Changchun, and Fukuoka. The ferry services from Busan port, Mokpo port, Incheon port, Wando port and Nokdong port to Jeju port.

To get around the town and move the best ways of transportations are by taxis or by buses. There are public buses available here. Also, people can hire a car, a bike or a motorcycle for convenience by giving the rent on account of a daily basis.

Transportation Cost

The flight fares for traveling from Shanghai is 108632 won, from Beijing it costs around 156364 won, from Tokyo it is 329188 won, from Hong Kong it costs around 197513 won, from Incheon it costs around 67483 won and from Changchun, it costs around 263350 won. By traveling by ferry it takes a lot of time but is reasonable than flights.

To get around in the town bus fare costs around 4000 won. For taxi it will take 2500 won and as the distance increases the fare will increase. It takes 200000 won by renting a car for a day.

Political scenario

Jeju is a special self-governing province as it is a place of which the motive is to promote tourism. The general administration and political work of this place are carried out by the governor and his substitutes. The present governor of this site is Won Hee-Ryong. Jejudo is the government administrative unit. The site was made Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea on July 1st, 2006. This province was given extensive administrative powers that were earlier only in the hands of central government. This had been done to increase the no of tourist population and development of the island.  This city became a Free International City.

Economic scenario

Being a Special self Governing Province the tourism has been increasing here largely with the huge development of the economy. Also the other industries and sectors like agriculture, fishery, etc which give the share in the economic growth of the town. The Daum Communications which is a leading Korean internet site is a home of all the key functions in Jeju. There are also many international conferences and meeting held at this site. Jeju is famous for this. The island and the city have also hosted a number of notable events. The economic growth and development of this town are huge and rapid.

Reasons to Select the Destination

This town has fascinating and embarking events in which there is a lot of fun and amusement. There are various temples to visit and worship. The notable culture and tradition are stupendous. There are various great sculptures and carvings. The festivals celebrated here are remarkable. Some festivals include penguin swimming, Jeongwol Daeboreum festival, Jeju carnival festival and Bangeo festival. There a variety of special and traditional clothing for visitors to buy. There are iconic stone statues, kinds of green tea, chocolates, and wine to buy. There are numerous restaurants which serve different kinds of dishes of fish and rice is the staple food here. It is a good place to go to parties, relax at resorts or hangout to explore new places.