The Thinking Garden was founded in 1968 by a farmer who began reclaiming the wasteland of Jeojiri, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju City. This creative garden, completed through a single man's dedication, comprises eight small gardens on a 13,000-pyeong (43,000-square-foot) site. It has been hailed as "the most beautiful garden in the world" and is a representative private garden of South Korea, designated by the government. The diverse waterfalls and ponds, interspersed with natural stone structures, create a unique Korean garden aesthetic. Each pond teems with goldfish, making feeding them a delight. Along the paths through the garden, trees and bonsai trees, meticulously tended at first glance, are lined with lush greenery. Hundreds of bonsai varieties, including the Korean pine tree reaching for the sky and the sturdy, earthen pine tree, stretching its arms like a human being, captivate visitors.