Jeju Love Land on Jeju Island is famous as an erotic park in South Korea. But, this Ginseng Country apparently have Haesindang Park aka garden penis. Do not think about things first, it turns out there is a legend.!
Haesindang Park is located in Samcheok which is included in Gangwon Province. Precisely, this park is in the eastern coast of South Korea. Its uniqueness, many penis statues are scattered in the garden with a variety of sizes, from large to small. In fact, there is a penis shaped cannon!
How did it happen? From the Visit Korea site visited detikTravel, Tuesday (23/09/2014) penis statues in there can not be separated from the legend Auebawi and Haesindang. They are lovers who lived in the area in the past.
The story, one day the man sailed to fish in the sea. Then suddenly, there was a severe storm of wind and ocean waves. Woe, the woman who was on the beach joined the thunderstorm and drowned. While the man can not save him.
It is said that after that event the local fishermen can not fish in large numbers. They also believe, the catch of fish is related to the death of the woman. Investigate a calibaration, the woman was still a virgin.
Therefore, local people then make penis statues around the beach to 'entertain' the woman. They also held a religious ceremony at a small temple called Haesindang to pray for it.
Then, fishermen can re-catch fish in large quantities. Until now, even religious ceremonies at Haesindang Temple are still a tradition that local people do every year.
Penis statues can still be a tourist see in Haesindang Park. Usually the statues are on the edge of the path or there in the middle of the park. Some of the statues are decorated with pictures of the face or the human body that makes it more unique. The benches at Haesindang Park were conjured up with a penis shape.
How to get there and admission:
To reach Haesindang Park, you can take the number 24 bus from the Intercity Bus Terminal in Samcheok Town. The bus is available from 05:50 to 20:20 local time. Entrance to Haesindang Park is 3,000 Won or about Rp 34 thousand. Garden opening hours are from 09:00 to 18:00 local time.!