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Geumneung Seokbul-won (Stone Garden)

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dol-harubang This park contains dozens of stone sculptures by the artist Chang, Kong-ik. While many of the sculptures are traditional dol-harubang, many others represent various different symbols of Korean and Oriental religion, folklore, and society. Expect to spend over an hour and a half walking around the park.

fountain It has several ponds, a cave, and several areas sectioned off by high bushes. Like many areas, tourists flood in by the bus loads, sometimes making picture taking difficult. They all have to take pictures of themselves in front of the "important" items. Fortunately, many of the more interesting sculptures are largely ignored by the masses and you can squeeze in pictures between waves of people.

famous visitors One section includes a collection of small dol-harubang given to some of the more famous people who have visited Jeju Island. Included among the celebrities: Hashimoto Ryutaro, Mikhail Gorbachov, Li Peng, Jiang Zemin, and Bill Clinton.

dragon warrior monster and tunnel Buddha Jeju woman frogs
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Hours: 09:00 ~ 18:00

Admission: Free

Directions: Hallim Park and Hyeopjae Beach are about 1 hour to west of Jeju City. It is located in Geumneung-ri, 5 minutes from there.
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