Full of autumn richness and rural warmth... "Icheon Rice Cultural Festival."

[Anchor]
In Icheon, the center of our country's rice culture, a festival was held under the theme of 'rice'.

You can not only taste rice from Icheon, but also experience various things.

There is an issue reporter on the scene. Reporter Seo Jihyun!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's at the Icheon Rice Culture Festival.

[Anchor]
There are still many citizens who enjoy the festival?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is.

I'm at a food market right now.

Visitors who have enjoyed various festivals since the morning are soothing their hunger here.

In this festival, you can enjoy a variety of foods such as ice cream and makgeolli made of Icheon rice.

You can also taste and purchase Icheon's agricultural and special products such as Korean beef and honey.

The Icheon Rice Culture Festival, which marks its 23rd anniversary this year, is designed to promote Korea's rice culture and traditional agricultural culture.

The festival runs for five days from today to the 20th.

Today, the opening day, is the opening game to celebrate the beginning of the festival, with a good harvest prayer ceremony, a harvest appreciation ceremony, and a funeral procession to pray for a good harvest in agriculture.

At lunch, an event was held to cook rice enough for 2,000 people in a large cast iron cauldron weighing 320kg and 1.7m high.

I was able to have a delicious meal with side dishes served on freshly cooked Icheon rice.

In addition, an event was held to share 600m rainbow rice cake colored with five natural ingredients such as white lotus vinegar and sweet pumpkin.

Visitors shared the richness of autumn and the warmth of the countryside, wishing for good health and good harvest.

2 Let's hear from a citizen who is enjoying the festival.

[Kim Bo-ok / Daepo-dong, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do: What's good about coming here is that I loved the celebratory performance, and I made a reservation a few days ago to eat. When you cook rice, it becomes glossy and sweet, and anyone who has eaten Icheon rice knows it.]

In the agricultural yard where the golden field is spread, hand planting and threshing experiences that feel the joy of harvest,
You can also experience various agricultural cultures such as
Donkey and Locust Experience.

The Icheon Rice Master Exhibition, which selects the best rice cookers in Icheon City, will also be held in six years.My family

is someone who eats together.

Why don't you enjoy everything made of rice here and feel the importance of a meal with your family?

So far, I'm Seo Ji-hyun of YTN at the Icheon Rice Culture Festival.