Korea / Southwestern Region / Mt. Mudungsan
Southeast
of downtown Kwangju, hovers over the city like a guardian. It
is famous for its watermelon (Mudungsan - subak)and for Ch'unsol
tea.
The Ch'unsol
tea, or spring snow tea, is made out of the soft buds which emerge
from the snow in early spring.
Other minor islands and islets of the group include the Pescadores , Green Island, and Orchid Island among others; as well as the Diaoyutai Islands which are controlled by Japan since the 1970s and known as the Senkaku-shoto.
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Jan Garanoz
Juhu Tara Road, Juhu,
Mumbai - 400049 India
Last updated: May 10, 2010