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Breathe in Fresh Oxygen at the ‘Lungs of Jeju’

Jeju, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A new Provincial Park has opened on Jeju Island, where visitors can familiarize themselves with Jeju Gotjawal, also known as ‘the lungs of Jeju’. ‘Gotjawal’ is a word from the local Korean dialect of Jeju, with the two words ‘Got’, meaning ‘forest’ and ‘Jawal’ meaning ‘bushes’, joined together. It [...]

Gotjawal, Jeju’s Primitive Forest, to be Protected by Special Law

SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Lawmakers have proposed to protect Jeju’s Gotjawal primitive forest, which is being destroyed by reckless development on the tourist island. Kim Woo-nam, a lawmaker from Jeju, presented a revised bill for the Special Act on the Establishment of Jeju Special Self-governing Province and the Development of Free International City to [...]