HWACHEON, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — An “indoor square of ice sculptures” opened on Saturday in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province with a week remaining before the opening of the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, one of the most popular winter festivals in South Korea.
In January this year, nearly 20,000 fishing holes were pierced through the ice over a 2.1-kilometer area about the size of 24 soccer fields, and 180 tons of “sancheoneo” were released during the festival.
Sancheoneo is a species of trout known to live only in very clean fresh water.
The square has an indoor space of 1,700 square meters and was created with about 9,000 pieces of ice, each with a weight of 135 kilograms.
The ice sculptures were carved by about 50 Korean and Chinese professionals over the past month. Globally-renowned buildings and structures such as Victoria Memorial Hall in Britain and the Castel Sant’Angelo in Italy were reborn as ice sculptures.
Even after the closing of the festival, the square will continue to be operated until Feb. 12.
Image Credit: Hwacheon County Office / photonews@koreabizwire.com
