Jeju Stone Park

 

 

Jeju Stone Park is an ecological and cultural park

that shows the geological formation process of Jeju Island

and the history of Jeju people's life engraved in stones for visitors.

 

The park provides three walking courses.

 

Visitors can choose any or all of the three walking courses.

 

 

 

 

The first course leads visitors

to see various figurative stone sculptures

describing the legend of

Seolmundae Halmang and Oh-baek Jang-goon

such as 'the passage of legend', 'Symbol tower', 'Sky Pond'

and 'the statue of mother and son.'

(In the myth, Seolmundae Halmang was a goddess making Jeju island.

Seolmundae Halmang had 500 sons,

Jeju people have called them Oh-baek Jang-goon)

 

 

'the passage of legend'

Walking alongside the forest next to 'the passage of legend',

visitors can see 'Sky Pond' and 'Jeju Stone Museum'.

 

 

'Sky Pond'

 

Jeju Stone Museum has

Jeju Formation Exhibition Hall and Stone Gallery.

 

 

 

 

Jeju Formation Exhibition Hall introduces the formation process of Jeju

and Stone gallery displays precious stones created

by volcanic activity on Jeju island.

 

Following the second course,

there are the 8 thatched-roof houses of the Stone Culture Exhibition Hall

where the stone cultures of the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties are displayed

according to their distinct times.

 

In the open exhibition space,

Jeong-ju-seok(gate stones), Dong-ja-seok(tomb guardian child stone), and artifacts related to the daily life of Jeju residents, their religion, daily life are on display.

 

 

 

 

Walking along the third course,

visitors can find a tranditional Jeju village.

In this space, visitors can see

how people in Jeju lived in traditional thatched-roof houses a long time ago.

 

 

 

 

I felt like wandering through a lost Jeju village.

 

 

 

Because the park is very large,

visitors may have enough time to look around in the park.

 

 

 

*Operating Hours*

09:00~18:00 (Last admission 17:00)

 

 

*Closing Day*

First Monday of every month

(if it is a holiday, the park opens)

 

 

* Admission Fees*

Adults (ages 19~64) individual: 5,000KRW / group (10 or more people): 4,000KRW

Youths (ages 13~18) individual : 3,500KRW / group(10 or more people): 2,800KRW

(Free entrance: children under age 12, seniors over age 65)

 

 

* Transportation*

From Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal, take a bus for Namjoro.

Get off at Jeju Stone Park.