Bungye Beach

Connected to the mainland by the Sinan Cheonsa Bridge, Jaeun-do is the largest and most scenic of the four islands it links. Along its west coast lie nine beaches, and Bungye Beach, together with Baekgil Beach, draws many summer visitors. Old pines planted since the Joseon era as windbreaks line the shore and offer cool shade for summer. The famous Yeoinsong (Woman Pine) has a legend: a wife waiting in vain for her husband, who had gone fishing after a quarrel, fell from the tree and froze to death; when he returned and buried her beneath it, the tree grew into the shape of an upside-down woman. Yeoinsong Forest in Baeksan-ri won the Beautiful Harmony Award in the Millennium Forest category at the 11th National Beautiful Forest Contest in 2010, and Chilbaldo, about 5 km offshore, is a natural monument and habitat for rare seabirds.