Ice Fishing Festival in South Korea


Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is an annual winter festival in Hwacheon county, South Korea, which attracts over a million visitors each year.Over a million visitors come every year to try and catch the trout, which can only live in waters with a temperature below minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit.Some of them dive into the icy water and catch fish with their bare hands.After the day's fishing, participants head to cook up a meal of fresh trout.The festival organizer says the festival aims to become a more global event.