"Sabuk" region is located deep in the Taebaek Mountains. Once a promising town with a flourishing coal-mining industry, it is slowly transforming into ruins, due to government' policy for decreasing coal production and subsequent closing of collieries by the firms.
In "Sabuk", two kinds of people exist now, those who are leaving and those who can't leave. The Old Miner's Song uses driving snow in the middle of winter as its backdrop, to display the h...
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"Sabuk" region is located deep in the Taebaek Mountains. Once a promising town with a flourishing coal-mining industry, it is slowly transforming into ruins, due to government' policy for decreasing coal production and subsequent closing of collieries by the firms.
In "Sabuk", two kinds of people exist now, those who are leaving and those who can't leave. The Old Miner's Song uses driving snow in the middle of winter as its backdrop, to display the harsh nature of the layoff process in a destitute coal mine town.
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