The blue pool
Clear water under basalt columns.
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Three waterfalls in a row in a deep, forested valley inside the Jungmun Tourist Complex, and one of Jeju's three famous falls. The name means «pond of the emperor of heaven», and legend says seven nymphs came down from the sky at night to bathe in its pool. The first fall is a cliff of basalt columns 22 metres high above a clear, deep blue pool. Water runs over it only after rain, but the pool is always full, fed by a spring at the foot of the cliff. From there the water flows to the second fall, the fullest and the best for photographs, and on to the third at the bottom of the valley. Above the valley is Seonimgyo, a red-and-white arched bridge with the seven nymphs carved on its sides; from it you see the forest, the sea and, on clear days, Hallasan. At the far end stands a two-storey traditional pavilion. The paths between the falls are long wooden stairways down and up, so allow at least an hour. The first and second falls are close together; the third is farther and can be skipped.
Clear water under basalt columns.
The fullest, best for photos.
An arch over valley and forest.
Jungmun Tourist Complex, Seogwipo, south Jeju Island
Cheonjeyeon is a set of three falls in a valley inside the Jungmun complex, with a 2,500 won ticket. Cheonjiyeon is a single fall inside Seogwipo town, open into the night, with a 2,000 won ticket.
