Ice fishing season is here

When the mercury falls below zero in one of the coldest regions in Korea — cold enough to freeze the river — it is then that the place gets ready to begin the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival. This year’s Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, now in its 15th year, kicked off on Jan. 6. At least 380,000 local and foreign guests visited Hwacheon County in Gangwon Province during the first three days of the three-week festival.

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