Jul 1, 2009

The Ice Fishing Festival of South Korea

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The Ice Fishing Festival is an annual event held in Hwacheon of South Korea's Gangwon Province. During the festival housands of competitors try to catch as many sancheoneo (wild trout) as possible. The Ice Fishing Festival takes place in the Hwacheoncheon (stream) during nearly the entire month of January. The festival organizers claim there are roughly 1,000,000 visitors annually. Take a look at the pictures.

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