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※ This video is part of <Korea Travelogue - Hideout Part 1: The Man in Suryugol> that aired on February 22, 2021. A man who lives at the end of a new road in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do, frozen solid from the rain that fell in the early morning. Mr. Yoo Don-hak has been living in seclusion alone in an earthen house for 9 years. However, the road to meet the man is not easy. The icy road frozen by the rain in the early morning has completely entangled the production crew's feet. The car wheels spin aimlessly, and it is not easy to take a single step on the thin ice. Will the production crew be able to meet the Man in Suryugol? After much difficulty, Mr. Yoo Don-hak's hideout is a 100-year-old earthen house. Even on a cloudy day in the middle of winter, it is as isolated and helpless as it is today. In fact, the reason he came to Suryugol was because of a sudden myocardial infarction he suffered in his youth. He was pushed by his wife and hid in this mud house alone for the sole purpose of survival. His day begins with carrying a sack and climbing a mountain where it is difficult to find people. However, Mr. Donhak soars up the steep mountainside as if he were walking on flat ground. He immediately finds a large maple tree that purifies the blood. Mr. Donhak believes that he recovered his health thanks to this maple tree. However, there is another real reason why he climbs the mountain in winter. It is to find firewood that can help him survive the cold winter in the mountains. He chops a load of wood and stores it, asks about the native beehive that has hibernated, and lights a fire in the stove, and he doesn’t have to worry about the winter when the cold north wind blows. After boiling a bowl of ‘gasu-gi,’ a local Jeongseon dish that he learned from his mother, there is nothing in the world he wants. We meet the second act of the life of the man from Suryugol who found the meaning of life again in the place where he was pushed. ✔ Program name: Korean Travelogue - Hideout Part 1 The Man of Suryugol ✔ Broadcast date: 2021.02.22 #GolladyeonDocumentary #KoreanTravelogue #ReturningToTheCountry #Mountains #Naturalist