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 [...]
HWACHEON, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Many local governments nationwide are struggling to cope with repercussions from the coronavirus-caused cancellations of their seasonal festivals that used to generate sizable economic benefits and tourism income for local residents and merchants. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, a world famous ice fishing event hosted every winter by Hwacheon, [...]
HWACHEON, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The festive mood is already heating up in Hwacheon, a Gangwon Province county, as it is stepping up preparations to host an annual ice fishing festival next month. With the opening of the 2020 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival just 10 days away, the central street of Hwacheon, about 120 [...]
HWACHEON, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A lighting ceremony will be held Saturday evening ahead of the 2020 Hwacheon Sancheoneo (mountain trout) Ice Festival, which kicks off on January 4. The lighting ceremony of 27,000 lamps and fish-shaped lights in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province, is expected to be the higlight of a street party to [...]
HWACHEON, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The original ‘Santa Claus’ from Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Finland will be visiting Hwacheon, Gwangwon Province as the city prepares for the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival scheduled for next month. Hwacheon-gun announced that Santa Claus and his elves will be visiting Santa’s Post Office for the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of reservations by foreign visitors to the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (trout) Ice Festival has more than doubled compared to last year, indicating the event, which was first held in 2003, is gaining popularity internationally. According to Hwacheon County, 522 teams comprising 14,589 individuals from overseas have so far [...]
HWACHEON, Korea, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival, a famous ice-fishing festival in Gangwon Province, began with a record high 151,100 visitors on January 10, and drew almost the same number of visitors the following day, totaling more than 300,000 visitors including some 5,000 foreigners in just two days. Thousands of visitors [...]