2009 Hwacheon Sancheoneo(Mountain Trout) ice festival

Period ; 10(sat) ~ 27(tue) January, 2009
Venue ; All over Hwacheon Riverside(2Km) in Hwacheon, Gangwon-do, Korea
Theme ; Unfrozen Hearts, Unforgettable Memories
Hosted by Hwacheon-gun
Organized by Hwacheon-gun Festival Organizing Committee

The Freshvater mountain Trout, a member of the salmon family, is endemic to Gangwon-do Province. It lives only in dean fresh vater with a temperature below 20 degress celsius throughout the year. The trout is called the "Queen of the Valley" for the beautiful parr marks on its sides.

Every winter, the city of Hwacheon organizes a regional cultural festival to celebrate the abundance of mountain trout in its waters.

The Hwacheon Scncheoneo Ice Festival is a uniqe wintertime celebration that draws over 1,000,000 visitors every year.

To promote it as the nation's largest and most popular winter festival, organizers plan a variety of programs and fun activities. The most popular programs are ice fishing in the dean vaters of the Buk-Han-Gang River, ice football played on thick ice of the frozen river and ice sledding

Official Website : http://global.narafestival.com