- Love Land
Jeju Loveland (also known as Love Land) is an outdoor
sculpture park which opened in 2004 onJeju Island inSouth Korea . The park is focused on a theme of sex, running sex education films, and featuring 140 sculptures representing humans in various sexual positions. It also has other elements such as largephallus statues, stone labia, and hands-on exhibits such as a "masturbation-cycle." The park's website describes the location as, "a place where sexually-oriented art and eroticism meet."Background
After the
Korean War , the island became a popular honeymoon destination for Korean couples, due to the island's warm climate. Many of the couples had wed because of arranged marriages, and the island also became known for being a center of sex education. According to an article in "Spiegel" magazine, in the late 1980s journalist and travel writerSimon Winchester reported that some hotel employees on the island performed as "professional icebreakers." In the evenings, the hotel would offer an entertainment program featuring erotic elements, to help newlyweds relax.In 2002, graduates of
Seoul 'sHongik University began creating sculptures for the park, which opened onNovember 16 ,2004 . Encompassing an area the size of "two soccer fields", all of the sculptures can be viewed in approximately one hour, and there is an additional monthly rotating exhibit featuring works by different Korean artists.Visitors are required to be at least 18 years old, and a separate play area is available for minors while adults visit.
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Sex museum References
* [http://www.jejuloveland.com/html/eng.html English-language version of official website] (also available in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese)
* [http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,431224,00.html "A Phallus Garden in 'Love Land'"] , August 11, 2006, "Spiegel"
* [http://english.tour2korea.com/06shopping/KoreaTravelCard/ktc.asp?konum=subm1_1&kosm=m6_4 Tourist information]External links
* [http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2006/12/22/love-land-south-korea/ Photo gallery]
* [http://gdimension.typepad.com/gdimension/2005/08/oh_my_god.html August 2005 visit, with photos]
* [http://explorer.altopix.com/map/hw8bw1/459/2/North_Korea_Loveland_-_Sex_Theme_Park.htm?order=date Satellite view of park]
* [http://gdimension.typepad.com/gdimension/2005/10/loveland_pt_ii.html October 2005 photoblog]
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