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Three Abundancies, Three Lacks & Three Treasures

Three Abundancies, Three Lacks & Three Treasures

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is proud of its special gifts.
They are rooted in the special geographical environment of being an island, and its unique folk culture colored by the old Tamna Empire

Samda Samda
Three abundance
( rocks, wind, women )

Sammu Sammu
Three non-existence
( thief, gate, baggar )

Samryeo Samryeo
Three beauties, Sambo
( Three treasures )

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Unesco Triple crown in natural sciences
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Animals & Plants

Animals

Animals

There are about 4,000 species of mammals living on earth, with 87 species in Korea. Among them, 5 orders, 8 families, 23 species (including 4 subspecies) of mammals live in Jeju Island..

Plants

Plants

Wild plants, that had once faced an extermination crisis, designated by the Ministry of Environment are currently classified into 6 types such as Cymbidium kanran, Diapensia lapponica var. obovata, etc.

Hallasan is one of Korea's three most sacred mountains, located on the southernmost island of the Korean Peninsula. It rises 1,950m above sea level, making it the tallest mountain in South Korea. Due to its diverse vegetation it has special scientific importance as a treasure house of plants, and was therefore designated as a natural monument (No. 182) on October 12th, 1966, and officially named the Hallasan Natural Conservation Area.


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