Cheju island (Chejudo) known as a place of fantasy or mystery is the largest island in Korea and is located in the southwest sea of ??the Korean peninsula and is highlighted for its uniqueness. The size of Cheju is 73km from east to west, 41Km from north to south in the shape of an oval. The island has an area of ??1,845km2 with a circuit road of 182km along the seashores. It has a convenient traffic situation thanks to the several transversal roads and many other small and large roads and its population is about 530,000.
In the center of this island, there is Halla mountain which was a volcano once rising 1,950m above the sea level. About 360 smaller cones named "Orum" around the island show a peculiar topographical view in combination with Halla mountain. It has strong influence from oceanic climate in summer and continental climate in winter and it's very mild with the annular mean temperature of about 16'C.
Various kinds of plants from polar plants to subtropical plants are distributed making a treasure house of about 1,800 kinds of plants. It holds rich underground resources, and every kind of fish and corals in the clean blue sea area. Cheju is a tourist resort (with no other industry) with all conditions for a resort area. The many guests visiting this blessed island from many states have helped to make it an international tourist resort.