A yoga contest at a millennium review...Hwaeom Cultural Festival Opens

[Anchor]
In the autumn, a cultural festival is being held at Hwaeomsa Temple in Jirisan Mountain, a thousand-year-old historical site.

Not only music festivals but also yoga and walking competitions are held, making it a venue for people who are tired of their daily lives to take a rest.

I'm reporter Na Hyun-ho.

[Reporter]
A hundred participants sit at their desks and write some excerpts from the Hwaeomgyeong.

Calmly compose yourself, and move the ink brush to fill the white paper.

[Haeng Oh / Gil Sang-am: Every single point, every single stroke, I prayed like this with the spirit of worship as if I were to create a Buddha.]

[Park Kyung-bin / President of the Korea Historical Research Institute: We're making efforts to make it happen as a performance by engraving every word.]

The Hwaeom Cultural Festival, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, was held at Gurye Hwaeomsa Temple in Jeollanam-do.

National Treasure No. 301, "Yeongsanhoe Gwaebulttang," a Buddhist painting depicting Sakyamuni's Yeongchwisan snow method, is put out and held a ritual.

[Park Dae-seok / Visitors to Hwaeom Cultural Festival: I've been here, and I hope other people can get good energy as well]

During the cultural festival, there is a lot of schedules to soothe the tired body and mind in daily life while breathing in the clear air of Jirisan Mountain.

In addition to a yoga competition involving 150 people, a music program has been prepared to enjoy watching the Milky Way and shooting stars on autumn nights.

There will also be a walking competition where you can travel 8km round-trip listening to the valley water and mountain birds.

[Deokmun / Hwaeomsa Temple Governor: I hope you can feel the broad heart of Jirisan Mountain like the scent of chrysanthemums and take a walk in the tough times]

The Hwaeom Cultural Festival, which will be held under the theme of "The Light of Hwaeom and the World Together," will continue until the 6th.

I'm Na Hyunho of YTN.

Reporter for shooting
: Kim Kyung-rok