VISIT JEJU

Jeju is an island of wind. On stormy days, when you stand in the ocean, you can witness the pure force of Jeju wind. There is no other place than Jeju with such a variety of names for the wind.

Hanuibaram (west wind), Nophanuibaram (northwestern wind), Nopsaebaram (northeast wind), Saetbaram (east wind), Maparam (south wind), Dongmaparam (southeasterly wind), Galbaram (west wind), Seotbaram, Seothanuibaram, Yangdusaebaram, and Yangbaram are all examples of names for the wind.

Jeju residents have fought, opposed, avoided, soothed, and used the wind, which came to them bearing different names, to create a special wind culture of their own. Now, the Jeju wind is being collected as electric energy as the world enters a new era.

It is impossible to discuss Jeju without talking about its stones.

This is because Jeju is a volcanic island that is covered in stones, from the coastal lines to the mountains and land that it is made of. Older generation Jeju residents lived their entire lives inside and among the stones, and died in the stones. In particular, take a look at the stonewall that has been carefully built by hand.

Olletdam Stonewall, on the entrance of the house, Uldam Stonewall, which serves as the fence of the house, Batdam Stonewall, which covers the fields, Wondam Stonewall, which covers the stone net of the sea, and Sandam Stonewall, which covers the graves, are all stonewalls.

That isn’t all. The fortress wall that covers fortresses such Eupseong Fortress, Hyeonseong Fortress, and Jinseong Fortress, and the Hwanhaesanseong Fortress that was constructed to cover the noise around the coastal lines were also stonewalls.

Jeju’s life, culture, and history are all contained within in Jeju’s stonewalls.The total distance of Jeju’s stonewall is estimated to be 36,000km. This is as long as the distance around the Earth. Isn’t it amazing to realize that there is such a long stone wall in this speck of an island?

Jeju Island is a country of goddesses.

The procreation goddess Seolmundae, life goddess Samseung, wind goddess Yeongdeung, agriculture goddess Jacheongbi, destiny goddess Gameunjangagi, and other major deities of Jeju Island are all women. Village goddess and household goddess are almost all women as well. Thus, Jeju is a country belonging to goddesses. Why are there so many goddesses in Jeju Island? This is because the original form of the initial myths, which retains the origin of human history, still remains to this day.

Additionally, this has some relevance to the active disposition of Jeju’s women, which has sustained them through their rough history and difficult circumstances.

Whether it being working in the ocean, picking weeds in the fields, selling goods at the marketplace, carrying firewood, or carrying water, all these roles were played by women. As such, how could it not be perceived as an island of women? Jeju’s reputation as the island of women, where women played a central role, reflects its old history to this day.