Seonimgyo Bridge
Coordinates: 33°15′06″N 126°25′00″E / 33.251609°N 126.416802°E
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 선임교 |
| Hanja | 仙臨僑 |
| Revised Romanization | Seonimgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnimkyo |
Seonimgyo Bridge is an arch bridge on Jeju Island over Cheonjeyeon Waterfall that has seven nymphs carved on both sides.[1][2] It crosses from east to west over the stream between the second and third tiers of Cheonjeyeon waterfall.[3] The bridge is also called Chilseonyeogyo (칠선녀교) or Seven Nymphs Bridge.[2] The nymphs symbolize the Korean legend of the descent of seven beautiful nymphs from heaven at night.[1] Seonimgyo Bridge is the first bridge with Ojakgyo (오작교) design in the region.[4] It was completed in 1984, and cost the Korea Tourism Organization about 400 million won to construct.[5] There is a fee for tourists who use the bridge.[5] There are 100 guard rails and 34 stone lanterns which light up at night.[4] On the bridge's steel columns, there are 14 nymphs, 7 on each side with each nymph about 20 m in length.[3] All the nymphs are playing their own musical instruments.[4]
Seonimgyo Bridge is 128 m (420 ft) in length, 78 m (256 ft) in height, 4 m (13 ft) in width, and 230 tons in weight.[3][5]
It is a tourist attraction on Jeju-do.[5] The bridge connects Cheonjeyeon with the Jungmun Tourist Complex,[3][2] and is intended for pedestrian use.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee (24 May 2010). Frommer's South Korea. Frommer's. p. 401. ISBN 9780470591543. http://books.google.com/books?id=sqivXyGIxDAC&pg=PA402. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Official Site of Korea Tourism Org.: Cheonjeyeon Falls". http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264176. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Official Site of Korea Tourism Org.: Tourism Facilities". http://russian.tour2korea.com/resortList.kto?cmd=list&md=enu&language_type=E&facility_type=1&com_code=15&pagecode=4163. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "선임교". http://www.nfc.co.kr/tour/sogwipo/side/side&02/. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "건너든 말든 이용료는 내시오". 한라일보. 4 September 2007. http://news.owra.net/sub_page/view.php?seqn=221258§ion=area&news_keyword=. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
