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Ulsan Taehwagang Maduhui Festival uses Taehwagang National Garden — Korea's first urban national garden — as a stage to revive Maduhui, an Ulsan-rooted traditional male tug-of-war reenacted on a grand scale. Hundreds of participants pull the massive Maduhui rope along the riverside, surrounded by traditional music, fireworks, food booths, and Taehwagang's signature bamboo grove walks. Programs typically include river-light installations, parade floats, and contemporary stage acts that target a broader audience. For visitors who want to see Ulsan as more than an industrial city — and to engage with one of Korea's most physically dramatic folk traditions — the Maduhui festival is the strongest annual moment.