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Below the ridge of Mt. Sobaeksan, the first snow has fallen in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Nevertheless, the mountain with unusually warm sunlight calls people without fail this year as well. Mt. Sobaeksan, where the sound of the flowing water of the clean Jukgye Valley and the grandeur of Buseoksa Temple stand out. The day when the first snow fell at the foot of Mt. Sobaeksan, where the morning begins with the sound of Buseoksa Temple’s drums. With the first snow that fell early, the people living in the embrace of Mt. Sobaeksan are busy preparing for winter. Dalbatgol Village, located at the foot of Mt. Sobaeksan, where no one has set foot for 20 years. In the old days, this village was inhabited by slash-and-burn farmers, and the three brothers Choi Hyeon-gwan, who are originally from the north, settled in this village. Now, eight out of the 19 households in Dalbatgol Village are Choi families. The three brothers who live together in harmony in the mountains are just beginning to prepare for winter in Dalbatgol Village. They pick cabbages that are ripe and prepare kimchi to eat next year, and store the potatoes that they will need to eat all winter, which were harvested a while ago, in a cave that the three brothers made, and gather firewood for the winter in advance from the mountains. A little far from Dalbatgol Village, the bell ringer Kim Jin-seon welcomes hikers. Born in Yeongju, he lived away from home for a while and returned six years ago. He hung the Liberty Bell in front of his house for those who visit Mt. Sobaek. And, recalling memories from his childhood, he brews corn makgeolli, a food of slash-and-burn farmers, with his wife the same way his mother brewed it, and gives it to hikers. Mt. Sobaek, called the Alps of Yeongnam and a heavenly flower garden. Winter is slowly approaching that mountain. #Yeongju #winter #kimchi #makgeolli #North #slash-and-burn farmers #remote #mountain village #Sobaeksan #village #algorism ????Broadcast information ????Program name: Korean travel - Yeongju Part 1 Sobaek, at the crossroads of winter ????Broadcast date: November 29, 2010