"Exciting taste on the ice".Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival Opens

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In winter, when the cold wave hits, there is a place that becomes more lively.

It's a winter festival in Gangwon-do.

Reporter Hong Sung-wook visited the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, where he enjoyed thrilling taste on the ice.

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There are many people over the huge ice fishing area.

From all over the place, they catch wild streamers the size of their forearms.

Staring through the ice hole, looking in, lying on the floor at all, waiting for the mountain streamer to take the bait.

It's a mountain streamer that I caught myself. I also had a thrilling taste of my hands.

To teach you how to ice fish in Sancheoneo, the way is to look into the ice life like this and quickly grab the fishing rod when the Sancheoneo bites the bait.

The wait is also for a while, and the mountain streamers are caught everywhere.

[Goonaeun / Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province] It's my first time at the Sancheoneo Festival. I caught two today. I'm going to catch about five more. Everyone, hurry up and come. It's so fun.]

[Son Ki-young / Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do: (My daughter) is seven years old now, and she came when she was five or six years old. (I came when I was 4 years old.) I couldn't catch one then, but I caught four children today, so I'm having a lot of fun.]

Those who were bored of waiting flocked to the Sancheoneo bare-handed experience center.

The joy of going into the cold ice water and catching Sancheoneos, blowing away the cold in the middle of winter.

Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, which attracts more than 1 million tourists every year.

Crowds gathered from the first day of this year, signaling a steady success.

[Choi Moon-soon / Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province] I hope you come to Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival and enjoy the new year of 2025.]

Earlier, the Trout Festival opened in Pyeongchang, followed by the Hongcheon River Kkong Festival a week later.

Gangwon Province's thrilling winter festival is attracting tourists from all over the country.

I'm YTN's Hong Sung Wook.

Reporter for shooting
: Hong Do-young