| The North Coasts of Jeju-do drier, a bit desolate, but with some interesting sites |
the San-shin paintings of Yeonhwa-jeongsa (left) and Dodu-sa (right), small temples in
the Dodu-bong [Dao-head Peak] area, the closest temples to the west of Yongdu-am.
The leaf-fan and white-crane-feather-fan motifs are depicted in fine style. Three donja
boy-attendants, with one sitting on the tiger while offering fruit, is quite unusual. That's
a Mushroom-of-Immortality in the Dodu-sa San-shin's left hand (see pages 62-63 in my book).
the Dodu-bong [Dao-head Peak] area, the closest temples to the west of Yongdu-am.
The leaf-fan and white-crane-feather-fan motifs are depicted in fine style. Three donja
boy-attendants, with one sitting on the tiger while offering fruit, is quite unusual. That's
a Mushroom-of-Immortality in the Dodu-sa San-shin's left hand (see pages 62-63 in my book).
This is one of the symbols of Jeju-do and
one of its most-visited tourist sites. It's an
unusual basalt (lava) formation just west of
Jeju City on the north coast, shaped by
wind and waves for centuries.
Yongdu-am Rock has long been said to
look like a dragon's head. A popular old
myth says that the Yong-wang [Dragon
King of the Waters] sent a young dragon to
steal the elixer of immortality from the Spirit
of Mt. Halla. He stole a flaming pearl and
tried to fly off into the sea, but was shot
with an arrow by the angry Halla-san-shin
and fell onto the coast and turned into
stone, with his body submerged but his
head facing up.
one of its most-visited tourist sites. It's an
unusual basalt (lava) formation just west of
Jeju City on the north coast, shaped by
wind and waves for centuries.
Yongdu-am Rock has long been said to
look like a dragon's head. A popular old
myth says that the Yong-wang [Dragon
King of the Waters] sent a young dragon to
steal the elixer of immortality from the Spirit
of Mt. Halla. He stole a flaming pearl and
tried to fly off into the sea, but was shot
with an arrow by the angry Halla-san-shin
and fell onto the coast and turned into
stone, with his body submerged but his
head facing up.
| Head Rock [Yongdu-am] |
| The Dragon's |
This photo courtesy of KNTO.