Jeongbangpokpo Falls in Seogwipo, Jeju

Jeongbangpokpo Falls in Seogwipo, Jeju, forms at the lower end of the Aeiri Stream, which rises on the southern slope of Hallasan Mountain and flows south; it is the only waterfall in East Asia whose water falls directly into the sea, an extremely rare form of waterfall matched elsewhere in the world only, and not very closely, by Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica. A stream of water about 20 m high falls vertically down a coastal cliff with well-developed columnar joints, forming a spectacular sight together with the deep-blue coastal scenery of Jeju's southern sea; together with Cheonjiyeon Falls and Cheonjeyeon Falls, it is widely known as one of the falls representative of Jeju Island. Jeongbang Falls has long been celebrated, known as "Jeongbang Gwanpok" (Viewing the Falls at Jeongbang) among the Ten Views of Yeongju and as "Jeongbang Hapok" (Summer Falls at Jeongbang) among the Twelve Views of Yeongju, and countless visitors have come here since ancient times. During the reign of King Sukjong of Joseon, Yi Hyeong-sang, then magistrate of Jeju-mok, toured the island on his rounds of inspection and left the Tamna Sullyeokdo, an album of paintings recording the events held across Jeju; it includes a painting titled "Jeongbang Tamseung," showing people boating near the falls and enjoying the scenery. A legend also survives that Seobul, an envoy of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of Qin, came to Jeju in search of the elixir of immortality and, passing this spot, carved the characters 徐市過此 ("Seobul passed this way") into the rock face, said to be the origin of the place name Seogwipo; another legend tells that if one beats a drum here, a mythical dragon called a gyoryong will emerge and dance along. With such history and scenery attached to it, it is a scenic site of great value.

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Seogwipo, Jeju

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