Fire on the mountain, Jeju-do, South Korea

February 17, 2009 by Marcie Miller · 1 Comment
Filed under: Festivals and Event Ticketing, Jeju & Korean Culture, Visiting Jeju? 

Jeju Fire Festival
Fire festival glory | Credit: Mike Laidman

Oreum is set ablaze in annual Jeju Fire Festival
Story by Marcie Miller | Photos by Brian Miller and Mike Laidman

If you’ve ever wanted to be part of a torch-wielding mob, mark your calendar for the 2010 Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival on Jeju, when an entire hillside is set ablaze.

The event is held during the first full moon of the Lunar New Year across Korea. The festival commemorates the practice of burning grassy fields to prepare them for the new growing season. This year’s 14th annual festival on Jeju was Feb. 13 and 14, with the climax hill torching the night of the 14th.

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The man and his mountain, Jeju, South Korea

January 13, 2009 by Marcie Miller · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Jeju & Korean Culture, Things to Do 

An Heung-Chean
An Hye-Kyeung (left) translates the words of her father, An Heung-Chean | Credit: Jim Saunders

Mountain climber, artist An Heung-Chean’s passion is on display at a new Jeju-si gallery
Story by Marcie Miller | Photos by Jim Saunders

An Heung-Chean has painted, drawn and sketched the love of his life thousands of times. He has captured her with the morning dawn creeping across her face; with the golden rays of evening caressing her slopes, with clouds spilling over her face like a shy bride’s veil. And always, to him she is beautiful.

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The little temple in the woods, Jeju, South Korea

December 18, 2008 by Marcie Miller · 1 Comment
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Chonja-am temple is worth the trek
Story and photos by Marcie Miller
The Yeongshil hermitage
The Yeongshil hermitage rests in the late afternoon light | Credit: Marcie Miller

Looking for a truly unique Buddhist temple experience? Then take a hike. Really. Chonja-am temple is located 1,200 meters above sea level, at the foot of Pollae oreum, and is accessed by foot only from the Yeongsil trail lower parking lot.

After about a 20 minute leisurely uphill stroll through the open forest, the temple suddenly pops out of the trees, an imposing structure built and decorated in the classic Chosun period style.

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