The Mysterious Road, Jeju Island

I was doing blog-walking when I found an article about the mysterious road in Jeju Island. It’s Dokkaebi Road which is lies on a hill at the foot of mountain. The road connects two major highway on Jeju Island.

According to the article I read, Dokkaebi Road earned name “mysterious road” because any objects or liquid put on the Dokkaebi Road appear to roll and flow up the hill instead of down.  Some people said the phenomenon is due to the magnetic field along the Dokkaebi Road that affected any objects or liquid on it. For example, a car in a state of  neutral position—the engine off-- can move by itself. And also, whe people pour water on that road, it will flow up, not flow down as it should be. 

That mysterious phenomenon revealed for the first time in 1980’s. It is said that a taxi driver who was delivering a newlywed couple experienced a strange phenomenon when he passed on Dokkaebi Road. After that, more and more people experiend similar things. As the news spread around the country it attracted many visitors and tourists who come to Jeju Island to witness the phenomenon.

Jeju Island authority creatively labeled the place “Mysterious Road” and up till now the Dokkaebi Road become a popular destination for tourists who visit Jeju Island.

But according to visitkorea website, the image of gravity defiance along Dokkaebi Road is just an optical illusion rendered by the seemingly high surroundings.

If you ever visited Jeju Island and came to this Dokkaebi "Mysterious Road", feel free to share your experience there, here ... :)   []


Source:

* Visit Korea  

*Wisata Korea (picture)

*Youtube (video)