Have you ever been to Ulsan Soeburi Festival? Soeburi refers to the traditional steel-making process in which iron and iron ore are melted in smelters to produce iron lumps. Every year, many people come to Dalcheon-ro, Buk-gu, Ulsan to see the tradition of Soeburi. This festival is held on May 11th, and it lasts about three days.

▲ This is 2021 Ulsan Soeburi Festival poster.

Soeburi technology was founded by Yi Ui lip of the Joseon Dynasty. He discovered the earthen iron of Dalcheon Mountain, Buk-gu, Ulsan, and he contributed to farming and firmness.

If you come to the Soeburi Festival, you can feel the soeburi tradition by booths such as sublimated iron history into performing arts, steel-drum parade, pungmul competition, daedongnori, various experiences of metal crafting, Korean crafts, caricatures, and agricultural experiences. Moreover, Duduri village provides a rare opportunity to see and experience the traditional blacksmith, and you can also knock the iron yourself. After these experiences, many people shared their experiences with their social media friends with hashtags and various pictures of Soeburi Festival's attraction. The hashtags were #gorgeous, #preservation_of_traditional_culture, #Korean_culture, #soeburi and more.

The festival, Soeburi, means the industrial history of the land and the roots of the industrial city of Ulsan, Also, Ulsan, where traditional culture is preserved, shines brighter than anyone else. So, Buk-gu, Ulsan has continued course of its life by holding the Soeburi Festival since 2005 to carry out a project to restore the broken iron bill technology and to operate various experiences at the same time.

Some festivals are for the preservation of traditions. So, we should know about festivals which are about tradition. That is why Soeburi Festival is in the spotlight by itself. So, come to Soeburi Festival and enjoy many booths. This year, following Last year, because of the covid-19, we will enjoy the Soeburi Festival live on YouTube and had challenges related to Soeburi. Last year, people were also paying keen attention to the interesting Soeburi Challenge.

▲ Last year, the Soeburi Festival was held online, and people`s reactions were hot.