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ZhouDynasty,whowasfavoredbytheQueenMotheroftheWestmeetsherandreceivespeaches.From
here, the story that peaches were the fruit of immortals spread. This painting shows that people in the
pastbelievedthepeachwasthefruitofthegods.ProfessorAhnsaid,“Becausethepeachisafruitgiven
byahermit,thebeliefarosethattheplacewherethepeachblossomsarewastheplacewherethehermit
lived.”Inthisway,theappearanceofawhite-hairedoldmanandamysteriousfruitconfirmsthatDokdo
wasconsistentlycombinedwithTaoistbeliefsandwasconsideredautopianspace.
*Mureungdowon:Itsymbolizesaquietandpeacefulutopiaandrepresentsadifferentworldbeyondthisworld.
*MountKunlun:AnimaginarymountainbelievedtobeinhabitedbyimmortalsinTaoism.
*QueenMotheroftheWest:AdeitythatappearsinChinesemythologyandholdsthehighestposition,rulingoverotherdeities.
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Another aspect that emphasizes Dokdo as a mysterious island is when people returned to look for
Usando,theycouldnotfindtheisland.Thethreefishermenwerecaughtinastormandwandered,and
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whenthesuncleared,Usandobecamevisible.Furthermore,thestoryendswiththewords,“Peopleonly
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saw out-of-season peach blossoms floating down, but the wind and rain were so severe that they were
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notabletofindtheislandandendedupreturning.”Theislandthatclearlyexistedhaddisappeared,but
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scientifically, does it make sense for the original island to disappear? In Korea, there is not only The
Folktales
SecretofUsandobutalsootherstrangestoriessuchasanislandthatcanonlybeseenwhentheweather
isclearandanislandthatsuddenlydisappeared.ThisisduetoKorea’sgeographicallocation.
4-1.IslandsDisappearSuddenly
According to the report called “Geohazards and myths: ancient
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memories of rapid coastal change in the Asia-Pacific region and
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their value to future adaptation” written by Patrick D. Nunn,
Professor of Geography at the University of the Sunshine Coast
in Australia, in 2014, the natural environment of the time can
be understood through mythology. The East Sea borders the
Pacific Ocean, so rapid coastal changes such as floods and
▲ There is often fog on Dokdo, making it
earthquakes occur more frequently than in the West. Some
difficulttoseetheentireisland.
are temporary, and some are permanent changes. In the case
of temporary changes, they are caused by strong waves or tsunamis. When the wind starts to blow
suddenly, the current becomes faster, and the waves hit so hard that the low-lying islands are easily
submerged. This is why folk tales with lines such as “an island that can only be seen on a clear day”
are made. In The Secret of Usando, there are repeated expressions that seem to allude to the natural
environment of Dokdo. “Suddenly, clouds began to spread in the sky, a strong wind began to blow,
and the waves began to ripple.” In addition, “The island was still shrouded in fog.” In fact, Dokdo has
uniquenaturalcharacteristicsincludingalotoffog,rain,andsnowallyearround.Also,consideringthat
Dokdo’saverageannualwindspeedis4.3m/sandtheaverageannualwindspeedofthegeneralKorean
Peninsulais1.6m/s,itcanbeseenthatthereisrelativelyalotofwindblowingonDokdo.Inthebook
“Life of Ulleung Island, Dokdo, and the East Coast Residents, its Changes and Development,” during
theSillaDynasty,itwasrecordedthat“Usangukhasroughterrain,andtheseaisdeep.However,people
canreachUsangukintwodaysiffavorablewindsblow.”Duetothisnaturalenvironment,onfoggyand
windydays,UlleungIslandresidentswouldhavehaddifficultyfindingDokdousingthepoormaritime
technology of the past. For this reason, Dokdo, which the three fishermen visited, was not visible the
nexttimetheyvisited.
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