Harvested rice is transported into a sack from a machine at a paddy in the city of Gimje, North Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea, on Oct. 14, 2021.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hwang Hee (L) and singer Insooni pose for a photo after he awarded the pop diva a letter of appreciation for her love of hanbok, or traditional Korean dress,

An installation is set up at Ilgwang Beach in Busan on Oct. 13, 2021, three days ahead of the 2021 Sea Art Festival that will feature works of 33 local and foreign artists from 13 nations.

An employee makes Korean-style sugar candy, known as "dalgona" or "ppopgi" in Korean, at a shop in Shanghai on Oct. 12, 2021.

President Moon Jae-in and his ministers salute the national flag while wearing hanbok, the Korean traditional costume, during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on Oct.

People dressed like Korean farmers attend an event to harvest rice from a rice paddy at Seoul's Changdeok Palace, a Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) royal palace, on Oct. 12, 2021.

Calligrapher Kim Dong-wook writes Korean letters at an event in front of Cheomseongdae, a 1,300-year-old astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, some 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Oct.

Monks dry all of the 1,270 Tripitaka Koreana books in the sun to prevent them from being corroded and blighted after the rainy season at Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon, 350 kilometers southeast of Seou

Scarecrows are setup in a rice field in Suncheon, 415 kilometers south of Seoul, on Oct. 6, 2021, as the harvest season nears. (Yonhap)
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A visitor looks at a media artwork displayed on a canvas during the 2021 Gwangju Media Art Festival at a plaza in front of the Asia Culture Center in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Oct.