Pohang City Sunrise Spots: Homigot, Yeongildae Beach, and Igaridot Observatory Three-Way Relay
On the morning of the New Year of the Year of the Ox, Mayor Lee Gang-deok is making a strong resolution with executive staff at the Hae-sal Maru (16th floor rooftop) of Pohang City Hall.
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Pohang City canceled the Homigot Korean Peninsula Sunrise Festival on New Year's Day and instead broadcast the sunrise live through local cable TV and Pohang City's YouTube channel.
The broadcast was conducted in a three-way relay format from Homigot, Yeongildae Beach, and Igaridat Observatory under the catchphrase "Seeing the hope of the Republic of Korea from the easternmost land of the Korean Peninsula."
The powerful drumbeats of the percussion group 'Kwae' awakened the morning of Homigot in the Year of the Ox, while scenes from Yeongildae Beach and Igaridat Observatory were sketched to showcase the charm of the New Year's morning.
Mayor Kang-deok Lee, City Council Chairman Hae-jong Jeong, and National Assembly members Byung-wook Kim and Jung-jae Kim delivered New Year's greetings and announced Pohang City's four-character idiom "Ubo Jeonjin" (牛步前進), meaning "Overcome adversity and steadily move forward like an ox."
Following the sunrise, Lee Na-bin, winner of KBS Top 10 Schools, musical actor and singer Choi Sung, and the City Symphony Orchestra and Choir held an online concert to uplift the spirits of citizens weary from COVID-19.
Mayor Kang-deok Lee expressed his New Year's message: "I am grateful to the citizens who have shown the spirit of restraint and consideration to overcome COVID-19. Let us wisely overcome the current difficulties and all move forward vigorously toward economic vitality and citizens' happiness."
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