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Hareubang Grandfather Statues
Hareubang known as "Grandfather Statues" can be seen all over Jeju Island in South Korea.
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| Hareubang Grandfather Statues |
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| The statues are carved from the local volcanic rock |
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| Grandfather and son |
Hareubang of various sizes can be purchased in souvenir stores throughout Jeju as garden ornaments, phone straps, or keyrings. Bukchon Dol Hareubang Park on Jeju has a collection of 48 Dol Hareubang and information on these curious carvings.
Black Pork Pig Jeju
"Black Pork" from the meat of black pigs is a specialty of Jeju Island off the south west coast of South Korea.
Traditionally the porkers were kept in volcanic stone pens to be slaughtered for special occasions such as weddings, births and funerals.
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| Black Pork |
Black Pork is eaten in kebabs and as a barbecue, traditionally roasted over charcoal with garlic.
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| Black Pork |
Up until the 1960s in some areas of Jeju Island the pigs were human waste disposers, with latrines emptying into their sties, as the image of a stone statue at Geumneung Stone Garden graphically shows below.
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| Statue |