Whenever winter comes, Gangwon Province in South Korea will bring the romance of ice and snow to the extreme. It is not only the filming location for many Korean dramas but also the venue for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
With the opening of the Winter Youth Olympic Games on January 19, the city has been ignited by the enthusiasm for ice and snow. Whether you want to feel the atmosphere of the event, realize the freedom of skiing, or experience the fun of winter festivals, Gangwon Province will bring you a hot “snow” winter.
1. Ski Experience
As the filming location of the Korean drama “Blue Life and Death”, Phoenix Pyeongchang Resort has long been famous, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists. It is also a paradise for high-level skiers.
This is the competition venue for six competitive events of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. It has many slides and facilities that meet Olympic competition standards. The ski resort built at an altitude of 1,261 meters takes advantage of the superior snow quality and unique terrain to not only provide ski enthusiasts with speed and passion ski trails but also create an extreme sports park specifically for snowboarders. The resort is surrounded by mountains, retaining original woods and grasslands, and has beautiful scenery. You can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery from the hotel room.
2. Snow And Ice Festival
The water in Pyeongchang is clear and cold, and it is the first place in Korea to breed trout. At the Pyeongchang Trout Festival held every winter, trout are caught through ice fishing or fishing with artificial bait, and are cooked and tasted at nearby restaurants. During the event, there are also winter folk games such as sledding and spinning tops, as well as four-wheel ATV off-road vehicles, snow boating, sleigh trains, and other activities.
The “Ice and Snow Kingdom Hwacheon Mountain Trout Festival”, one of the five representative festivals in Korea, attracts 100,000 international tourists every year. The most popular activities are ice fishing and catching fish with bare hands. The ice layer on the Hwacheon River is 20 centimeters thick. If you cut through the ice, tourists can enjoy fishing.
Ice football games, curling, indoor ice sculpture exhibitions, and other projects are also open to tourists simultaneously. At night, Korean paper lanterns shaped like mountain trout are lit up above the streets of Hwacheon.