Jeongbang Waterfall is a famous

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...

on Jeju Island. The waterfall is high and is very close to the

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. Depending on the level of recent rainfall, it can be up wide. The source of the waterfall is the stream Donghong-chun. Located near

Seogwipo Seogwipo () is the second-largest city on Jeju Island, settled on a rocky volcanic coastline in the southern part of Jeju Province, South Korea. In July 2006, Seogwipo's boundaries were expanded to include the entire southern half of Jeju island. ...

, Jeongbang Waterfall is a popular

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. It is considered ''Yeongjusipgeong'', one of the ten greatest scenic wonders of

Jeju Jeju may refer to: * Jeju Island (Jejudo), an island near South Korea * Jeju Province (formerly transliterated Cheju), a province of South Korea comprising Jejudo **Jeju City, the biggest city on Jejudo **Jeju dog, a dog native to Jejudo ** Jeju l ...

. Legend states that a holy dragon lived underneath it. It was said that the dragon's spirit is contained in the water which can cure

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s and bring rain during

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. Furthermore, a nearby small waterfall is said to resemble a servant waiting on a lord. A

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states that Emperor Jin of China (259 BC - 210 BC) sent a servant, Seobul, to fetch the magical herbs of eternal youth from

Mount Halla Hallasan is a shield volcano on Jeju Island in South Korea; it is the highest point of South Korea and the second-highest mountain in Korea overall, after Paektu Mountain. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, the Hallasa ...

. Though he failed to find the herb, he encountered Jeongbang Falls on the way and he left his

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, ''Seobul Gwaji'' (which literally means "Seobul was here"), on the cliff wall, where it no longer remains. An inscription on the wall of the waterfall saying "Seobulgwacha", refers to Seobul's journey. The waterfall is one of the three famous waterfalls of

, along with Cheonjiyeon Waterfall and Cheonjeyeon Waterfall. A smaller waterfall, Sojeongbang Waterfall is 300 m to the east. The waterfall is also known to be a location related to the Jeju uprising, where in 1948, six massacres were committed and the bodies were disposed of downstream over the watefall.

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