Vacation at Jeju-do, popularly known as Jeju Province, is the special self-governing province of South Korea. Jeju is positioned in the South Korea Strait adjacent to the provincial region of Jeollanam-do. Due to its seclusion from the region of South Korea, Jeju stands today as a separate entity that carries a unique cultural ethnicity. With home to several famous legendary folklores, Jeju Society and culture is distinctive in its own way. Jeju Society and culture witness’s a typical matriarchal family structure, well dominated in the regions of Udo and Mara. The haenyeo ("sea women"), are considered the head of family who manages the family. Diving is the primary source of income, which the sea woman indulges in for the sake of running their families only with an aim to harvest abalones, conchs, and other marine yields. One can even catch up with the World Marching Show Band Championship that takes place in Jeju. One of the exclusive cultural artifacts of this area is ubiquitous dol hareubang ("stone grandfather"), which is supposedly engraved from lava. Visit the Jeju Culture and Art Center, placed in the heart of the city that came into existence in 1988. The culture center comprises of a large theater with about 902 seats, a smaller theater accommodating 200 people, and a medium-sized exhibition hall. Watch out for social performances and exhibitions that take place in this center. Jeju Society and Culture is well depicted in this center and is decorated with a whirling stage, orchestra pit, echo arrangements, and lighting techniques. Learn about the Jeju Society and Culture through the Jeju Museum for Natural History, which depicts about the native lifestyle of the common man. The Institution of Cultural Promotion is a main landmark in Jeju, which hosts several cultural programs thereby looking into the local artistic interests of the natives. Jeju Society and culture is well promoted by the Jeju Sightseeing Traditional Town and by the Shinsan Park, which are also known as shinsan moru, which are famous for hosting the native folk play and folk song. To known more about the ancient traditions relating to Jeju Society and Culture, visit the Tamla Freedom Hall that reveals the distressing history of the South Korean War.
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