The "Moses' Miracle" of Jindo
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| Address |
| Jodo-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do |
| Description |
Jindo Island is the third largest island in Korea, next to Jejudo and Geojedo
Island. It is made up of 250 smaller islands, and it is famous for the
appearance of a dry road in the middle of the sea around the end of February and
middle of June, of the lunar calendar. Because it resembles what happened in the
Old Testament in the Book of Exodus, the event is called “Moses’ Miracle”. When
the water recedes, a road about 30-40 meter wide and 2.8 km long appears, which
stays for about an hour before being submerged again. Jindo Island has some
legends which are still popular today, especially that of “Old Woman Bbyong of
Hoedongri”. A long time ago, there were many tigers on Jindo island. When tigers
began appearing frequently in the village, the people fled to Modo Island. In
the process, only the old woman Bbyong ended up remaining on the island, so the
lady prayed everyday to Yongwang, the god of the ocean, to let her see her
family again. Around February, Yongwang appeared to her in her dream and said,
“I will send a rainbow to the sea tomorrow; ride it and cross the ocean”. The
next day old woman Bbyong went out to the sea and prayed again, and the sea
water parted and round rainbow road appeared. Through this road, her family and
the other villagers came back to the island. Because of this legend, when the
sea parts, the people celebrate by holding the Yeongdeung festival and remember
the Old Woman Bbyong. During the Festival, original folk plays of Jindo Island
is performed and draw many tourists to Jindo Island.
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| Directions |
From Jindo-eup Bus Terminal, take bus going to Jindo Island or Hoedong-ri.
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| Information |
- Admission Fee: Free
- Parking Fee: Free
- Inquiries: Jindo City Hall Culture & Tourism Department, Tel: 061-540-3136 (Kor)
- Homepage: www.chindo.chonnam.kr/jindonew/tour/infomation2.html (Kor)
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