{{Short description|Former island in Busan, South Korea}} {{Infobox island |name=Dongbaekseom |image=Dongbaek island Busan.jpg |image_caption=Dongbaekseom's coast (2010) |coordinates={{coord|35.1538|N|129.1521|E|source:wikidata|display=title,inline}} |mapframe-zoom=13 |module={{Infobox Korean name | hangul = 동백섬 | hanja = {{linktext|冬|柏}}섬 | rr = Dongbaekseom | mr = Tongbaeksŏm | othername1 = Old name | hangul1 = 동백도 | hanja1 = 冬柏島 | rr1 = Dongbaekdo | mr1 = Tongbaekto | child = yes }} }} '''Dongbaekseom''' ({{Korean|hangul=동백섬|lit=camellia island}}) is a former island in {{Ill|U-dong, Busan|lt=U-dong|ko|우동 (부산)}}, Busan, South Korea. It is located on the west end of the Haeundae Beach. It was designated as a monument of Busan on March 9, 1999.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=손 |first=승호 |title=해운대 동백섬 (海雲臺 冬栢섬) |work=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0074976 |access-date=2024-06-12 |publisher=Academy of Korean Studies |language=ko}}</ref>
== History == As the name suggests, the area used to be an island, but now is a part of the mainland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264239|title=Dongbaekseom Island (동백공원)}}</ref> This happened gradually as a result of soil accumulation between the island and mainland. It is named for ''Camellia'' flowers, which reportedly bloom in abundance in it.<ref name=":0" />
It has long been considered a scenic location. Poet Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn visited the place. At present, it offers views of Gwangang Bridge and Haeundae Beach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1751530|title=Haeundae Dongbaekseom Island (해운대 동백섬)}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> A trail is built around Dongbaek Island, and people from the past and the present are cut down in various places, including Choi Chi-won's Haeundae, statues, and disputes, as well as Princess Hwangok's legendary mermaid statue and Nurimaru APEC House.<ref>{{Cite web|title=동백섬 소개|url=http://tour.busan.go.kr/board/view.busan?boardId=ATTRACTION&menuCd=DOM_000000102001002000&startPage=2&dataSid=91|last=|first=|date=|website=부산시 문화관광|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
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== External links == * [http://tour.busan.go.kr/board/view.busan?boardId=ATTRACTION&menuCd=DOM_000000101003005000&dataSid=91 Busan city tour website]
Category:Islands of Busan Category:Haeundae District Category:Former islands of South Korea