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Kwon Won-tae, 40, demonstrates the traditional Korean form of tightrope walking called jultagi, which he also performed as a stuntman in the recent Korean film "The King and the Clown" (Wangui Namja), over Seoul's Han River on May 3, as part of the Hi Seoul Festival 2007, which runs until May 6. Some 18 walkers from nine countires participated in the 1km-long tightrope walk. Kwon crossed it in 17 minutes 6 seconds. Video of his feat is available below.