The Jeju Jungmun Resort is a multi-tourism area in Jeju and the largest resort in Korea. This beach resort boasts of many luxury hotels, tourist hotels, and condominiums that cater to the steady stream of tourists who come here. For people with comparatively lighter pockets there are a few yogwans up the main road. The area is a lively place to spend your holiday as it has quite a number of restaurants, parks and other tourist attractions. The Royal Marine Park has a huge aquarium and conducts daily animal shows. The Yeomiji Botanical garden which is said to be Asia’s largest Botanical garden and the Ch'eonjeyeon Waterfall are some the places in this area that you could visit. The Jungmun Folk Village is also a short distance away. The Jeju Jungmun Resort is located on seashore are of Seogwipo. It is the perfect blend of modern man made facilities and nature’s bounty and in 1971 it was nominated as an International Tour Site. The resort is very popular with the rich and famous of the world as it boasts of a quite a number of internationally renowned hotels like Shilla Hotel, Lotte Hotel, and the Hyatt Hotel. The obvious place to be in the Jeju Jungmun Resort is the seashore of the Jungmun Tourist Complex (Jungmun Resort) that is quite famous for its pristine and exotic beach. This beautiful beach is a popular shooting location and many movies, serials and commercials have been shot here. The movie 'Swiri' was shot in one of the benches in the garden of the Shilla Hotel and from then on this place has come to be called “Swiri Hill”. The Yeomiji Arboretum is another famous tourist destination in this Beach resort. Yeomiji Arboretum is also a must-see travel spot. This arboretum houses 2,000 kinds of rare plants in the greenhouse, and 1,700 kinds of flowers and trees outside. A tour train can be used between the arboretum and the garden, and if you go up to the sky lounge in the middle of the garden, you can see the whole arboretum. If you are lucky enough to have ventured out on a clear day then you can even see Marado Island in the distance.
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