South Korean army soldiers are joking during the ice fishing festival at Hwacheon Sancheoneo in the Gangwon-do region of South Korea. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is a tradition for Korean people. Every year in January crowds gather at the frozen river to celebrate the cold and snow of winter. Main attraction is ice fishing. Young and old wait patiently over a small hole in the ice for a trout to bite. In tents they can let the fish grilled after which they are eaten. Among other activities are sledding and ice skating. The nearby Pyeongchang region will host the Winter Olympics in
South Korean Arm soldiers joking during ice fishing festival, Hwacheon Sancheoneo, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: Hwacheon, Gangwon-do , South Korea
Photo credit: © Menno Boermans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: adult, army, carefree, day, ethnicity, festival, fishing, full, fun, gangwon-, hole, hwacheon, ice, incidental, joking, korea, korean, length, men, outdoors, people, real, sancheoneo, solider, south, traditional, vertical, winter, young
