Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival held in Hwacheon-gun, South Korea

By Xinhua Published: Jan 11, 2026 10:31 AM

Tourists fish on a frozen river during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon-gun, South Korea, Jan. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

A man catches fish with bare hands during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon-gun, South Korea, Jan. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

A man fishes during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon-gun, South Korea, Jan. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

A kid holds a fish during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon-gun, South Korea, Jan. 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)