濟州
제주
건널 제(濟) + 고을 주(州) — "바다를 건너 닿는 고을"
👥 약 68만 명
📜 Name Through History
탐라(耽羅) — 삼국시대 독립 왕국
제주(濟州) — 고려 고종 16년(1229)
제주특별자치도 — 2006
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The volcanic island province south of the Korean peninsula. The hanja "濟州" means "the province reached by crossing (the sea)". Originally the independent kingdom of Tamna (耽羅) from the 1st century until 1404. Renamed Jeju in 1229 under Goryeo. Elevated to Korea's sole Special Self-Governing Province in 2006. Mount Halla (1,947m), UNESCO World Natural Heritage (2007). 13 million visitors/year — Korea's gateway to Japan, China, and Southeast Asia.
🌟 What 제주 is famous for
• 한라산 — UNESCO 세계자연유산
• 오름과 용암동굴
• 해녀 문화 — UNESCO 무형유산
• 돌하르방·삼다도
""濟州" — a place reached only by crossing the sea. Apart, therefore different. Different, therefore deep."
