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※ This video is [Documentary Empathy - Imjin River Fishermen, Fishing for Spring] aired on April 7, 2018. ▶ Imjin River, the largest waterway in our country, Imjin Ferry, Munsan-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do. It was once a route to Pyongyang, Seoul, and Manchuria, and a waterway for fish, but it was cut off due to the war and was forgotten from people's memories. However, there are 20 fishermen who cannot leave this river. It is only 16km from North Korea, so only those with permission can enter, but in the spring, puffer fish and eels come up, and fish visit like guests all year round, but they could not leave the Imjin River. Choi Young-sun (70), the oldest fisherman in the Imjin River with 53 years of experience, also feels like a strong bank to him because the river gives endlessly.... ▶ In the 1950s and 1960s, when it was difficult for all fishermen who fish for their lives to make a living, Choi Young-sun (70) left his hometown with his father to become a fisherman in the Imjin River to support his seven children. This is because the Imjin River has long been a spawning ground for countless fish and a stopover for fish heading to land. Although he endured the cold by building huts on his boat and digging tunnels without a house, he was able to educate and raise his children because he endured those times. Choi Young-sun, who knows the waterways like a glove and knows what kind of fish will be caught at any given time, sells the fish he catches at the market or shares them with other fishermen. Fishermen do not just catch fish in the river. They fish for their children, wives, and families, as well as their own lives. ▶ Fisherman's Net Full of Spring When the frozen river melts during the winter, the fishing village of Paju becomes bustling. Is there any news that is more exciting to fishermen than the arrival of spring? Grandfather Choi Young-sun (70) is also busy with spring fishing. Just as farmers prepare for a year's farming, fishermen also have to mend torn nets and repair boats. Even if they only catch fish, there is not enough time, but it is said that the world has become more convenient compared to the old days when they had to weave nets all night long... Grandfather Choi Young-sun, whose heart was always on the river even when the ice was frozen, heads to the Imjin River today, drawn by the sunlight on a warm spring day. How much net will Grandfather Choi Young-sun be able to fill in his first spring fishing operation? #Imjin River fish species #Fisherman #North Korea