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Cheongdo Bullfighting has developed over the years from a dangerously amusing and recreational event to an exciting competition.
The Cheongdo region is famous for this increasingly popular traditional event, now having crossed international borders with the Korea-Japan Goodwill Bullfighting Match and incorporated some elements of rodeo-style games for more international appeal.
Absent from Cheongdo Bullfighting is the graphic violence of the sport depicted elsewhere, without compromising the realism or thrill of watching the raging bulls.
There is plenty of blood and guts on display in Korea's own version of bullfighting that draws crowds of thousands to this rural community, the center of the sport in the southeast of the country.
The winner and his handler are acclaimed by their supporters, all from Heryong's home village of Topyong, who danced to the tune of metal gongs and hourglass-shaped drums of a traditional farmers' dancing band.
Now CheongdoCounty has started building what it claims is the world's first bullfight arena with a domed roof that can open and close automatically.
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