Cheonjeyeon Waterfall
Cheonjeyeon means the "pond of the Emperor of Heaven" in Korean, since Jeju-do legend says that the seven nymphs who helped the Emperor of Heaven descended every night to play and bathe in the waters of the three waterfalls. You can see the seven nymphs carved on the bridge that crosses over the valley (whose lanterns are quite pretty at night). Another legend says that if you swim in the water on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, you will be cured of whatever diseases you have by the eighth lunar month. But since swimming is prohibited there now, you won't be able to test the myth. The Chilseonyeo (Seven Nymphs) Festival is held here in May of even-numbered years.
Cheonjeyeon means the "pond of the Emperor of Heaven" in Korean, since Jeju-do legend says that the seven nymphs who helped the Emperor of Heaven descended every night to play and bathe in the waters of the three waterfalls. You can see the seven nymphs carved on the bridge that crosses over the valley (whose lanterns are quite pretty at night). Another legend says that if you swim in the water on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, you will be cured of whatever diseases you have by the eighth lunar month. But since swimming is prohibited there now, you won't be able to test the myth. The Chilseonyeo (Seven Nymphs) Festival is held here in May of even-numbered years.
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