By Cho Bo-heePosted : January 13, 2025, 10:13Updated : January 13, 2025, 10:16
SEOUL, January 13 (AJP) - The annual Sancheoneo Ice Festival, one of the biggest winter festivals in South Korea kicked off in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province last Saturday.
The small town, surrounded by mountains and with a population of just 23,000, transforms into a winter wonderland at this time of year, drawing over 1 million visitors including foreign tourists every year.
Visitors can enjoy ice fishing to catch trout through holes about 15 cm in diameter along a 2-km-long stretch of icy stream or by bare-handed catching in an ice water pool.
There will also be several events and various fun activities during the month-long festival, which runs until Feb. 2.
A festival is packed with visitors in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province on Jan. 12, 2025. Yonhap
Foreign visitors enjoy ice fishing in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province on Jan. 12, 2025. Yonhap
Visitors catch fish in an ice pool in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province on Jan. 12, 2025. Yonhap
Visitors enjoy ice fishing in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province on Jan. 12, 2025. Yonhap
A festival is packed with visitors in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province on Jan. 12, 2025. Yonhap
