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Cheonjeyeon Waterfalls

Waterfalls on Jeju Island, South Korea

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name	Cheonjeyeon Waterfalls
image	Jeju Cheonjeion Waterfall 3.jpg
photo_caption	The second tier of the waterfall
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location	Jeju Province, South Korea
number_drops	3

Cheonjeyeon Waterfall () is a three-tier waterfall located on Jeju Island, South Korea. The falls are a popular tourist attraction, and one of the three famous waterfalls of Jeju, alongside Cheonjiyeon Waterfall and Jeongbang Waterfall.

Description

First tier going into Cheonjeyeon Pond, only active after heavy rain.

Cheonjeyeon means Pond of the Emperor of Heaven.

According to Korean legend, seven nymphs would descend from the heavens at night and bathe in the waterfall's pond. Since ancient times, it is thought that standing under the waterfall on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month can cure diseases by the eighth lunar month, though swimming is now prohibited.

Cold water flows out of the ceiling of a cave to make the waterfall. Between the precipice of the waterfall and the lower clay layer, water springs out. In first cascade, the cliff is 22 m high and the water falls into Cheonjeyeon Pond which is 21 m deep. From there, the water goes to the second waterfall and falls 30 m and continues to the third waterfall. Eventually, the water reaches the ocean.

Above the falls is Seonimgyo Bridge, which symbolizes the legend of Cheonjeyeon. The warm temperate forest around Cheonjeyeon Waterfall was designated Natural Monument No. 378 in 1993 because of the rare plants it contains and its value for scientific research. Rare plants such as the solipnan (솔잎난) plants or skeleton fork fern (Psilotum nudum) can be found around the falls in the crevices of rocks.

On the May of even-numbered years, the Chilseonyeo (Seven Nymphs) Festival is held at this location.

References

"Cheonjeyeon Falls".
(2010). "Relationship between Destination Image and Tourists' Future Behavior: Observations from Jeju Island, Korea". Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research.
Geun, Yang Ho. (August 29, 2010). "Midnight at the pond of the Gods". Jeju Weekly.
Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee. (24 May 2010). "Frommer's South Korea". Frommer's.
"Cheonjeyeon Waterfall".
(2009). "Natural Monuments and Nature Reserves of Korea". Korea Protected Areas Forum.

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