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On the morning of the first day of the New Year, New Year’s Day in 2021, Seonyu Bridge in Yanghwa-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul is busy. The government and local governments have closed most of the sunrise spots nationwide to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). The photo on the right shows the sunrise at Seonyu Bridge in 2018. Citizens gather on Seonyu Bridge to watch the sunrise. Reporter Kim Gyeong-rok, Yonhap News

On the first day of the new year of 2021, the first day of the year, sunrise spots across the country looked very different from before. This is because the government and local governments have closed the sunrise spots to prevent the spread of Corona 19. Many citizens who visited the controlled Palgakjeong Pavilion in Namsan, Seoul looked at the rising sun around Palgakjeong Pavilion. At Seonyugyo Bridge in Yeongdeungpo-gu, after 08:00, the control time, citizens gathered on the bridge to see the sun. At Jamsu Bridge, Seocho-gu, where crowds were trying to watch the sunrise while avoiding controlled places, traffic was crowded with cars and citizens illegally parked on bicycle paths and crosswalks.

Citizens greeting the sun at Namsan Palgakjeong Pavilion on January 1, 2020 (left), and police controlling the entrance to Namsan Palgakjeong Pavilion on the morning of the 1st. yunhap news

Citizens who visit Namsan in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 1st are waiting for the sunrise. News 1

The sun is rising over Seonyu Bridge in Yanghwa-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 1st. On this day, after the control time of Seonyu Bridge (00~08), citizens came up to Seonyu Bridge. Reporter Kim Kyung-rok

On the morning of the 1st, citizens are waiting for the sunrise at Jamsu Bridge in Seocho-gu, Seoul. There are illegally parked vehicles on the bike path. yunhap news

At Naksan Beach in Yangyang, Gangwon-do, the area around the controlled white sandy beach was crowded with sunrise vehicles. Haeundae Beach in Busan looked at the rising sun as citizens gathered behind the control line. Gwangchigi Beach near Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak in Jeju was crowded with crowds at sunrise. Gwangchigi Beach was closed until the 3rd, but there were no other access control lines, so access was possible.

On the 1st, the sun is rising above the horizon of Naksan Beach in Yangyang, Gangwon-do. Sunrise vehicles are crowded around the controlled sandy beach. yunhap news

The first year of 2021 is rising on the morning of the 1st at Haeundae Beach in Busan. On the right, Haeundae Beach is full of crowds at sunrise in 2020. News 1

Citizens who visit Haeundae Beach in Busan on the morning of the 1st are watching the first year in front of the control line. News 1

On the morning of the 1st, sunrise visitors flock to Gwangchigi Beach near Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak in Seogwipo City, Jeju. News 1

Ganjeolgot, Ulju-gun, Ulsan City was closed to prevent the spread of Corona 19. On the morning of the 1st morning, the image of Ganjeolgot empty (bottom) and crowded with crowds on January 1, 2020 (top). yunhap news

Citizens watched the live broadcast of sunrise with their families at home on this day, as all parts of the country’s sunrise spots were controlled to prevent the spread of Corona 19. In addition, we welcomed the new year by making a wish in a live chat window on a YouTube channel run by the local government.