Jeju Do Island travel photos

Jeju-do (also spelled Chejudo) is Korea's largest island, located south of the western side of the peninsula. It is a big scenic volcano with beautiful beaches, waterfalls, caves and cliffs. Mt. Hallasan boasts of many different varieties of flora and fauna and is one of the major attractions of the island. This island has a mild climate and is a paradise for nature lovers. For thousands of years, Jeju evolved its own native religious customs, a kind of Shamanist tradition. Shamans and the ceremonies they held for the spirits they intuited were central to everyday life and belief. The mysterious, unique, Pacific-island-style Dol-harubang [stone grandfather] statues found all over the island are the most distinctive relic of this original culture; they have become the primary symbol of Jeju traditions.