Winter Festival in Korea

Vanessa Tanadi
Nov 12, 2016
2 min read

Today I will introduce to you one of the winter festivals in Korea. This festival is called Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival. I went here last year with my sister. We thought that this place would feel really cold, but it's not that cold actually!

Chilgapsan Mountain was called the Alps of Chungcheongnam-do. Nestled at the foot of the peak of Chilgapsan Mountain, Cheonjang-ri Alps Village is located at a high degree as its name ‘Cheonjang’ (천장; ceiling) suggests.

Various festivals like Ice Fountain Festival, International Calabash Festival, and Chilgapsan Mountain Bean Festival are also held in this village. Ice Fountain Festival is held in the area of the Alps Villages in Cheongyang-gun, Chungcheongnam-do from December to February with seven different themes. Every corner of the venue has ice fountains, and snow sculptures that add an even more winter ambience to the festival. Snow sledding, ice sledding and bobsleigh are available for all visitors to ride. In addition, there are some traditional activities such as rice-planting machine sledding, eating roasted chestnut picked from Chilgapsan Mountain, and many others where visitors can be experience and enjoy the taste of the rural feelings.

Address: 175-11, Cheonjangho-gil, Cheongyang-gun, Chungcheongnam-do

Below are the list of programs I got from KTO website

- Things to see: Snow sculpture, ice sculpture, snow cave, wishing tunnel, night event opening, etc. - Things to play: Snow sled, bobsleigh, etc. - Things to enjoy: Fishing, making snowman, catching icefish with barehand, drawing on gourd, etc. - Things to taste: Rice and soup, tteok-guk, udong, tofu, pork cutlet, seafood pancake, etc. - Things to sample on the streets: Baked chestnut, baked corn, baked sweet potatoes, baked tteok (rice cake), fried icefish, steamed bread, beverage, etc. - Places to stay: Pension, Rural and Urban Interchange Center - Nearest attractions: Cheonjangho Lake shaking bridge, Chilgapsan Observatory, Janggoksa Temple, Chilgapsan Trekking course, etc.

How to get here:

From Central City Terminal, take an express bus bound for Jeongsan Bus Terminal. Transfer to a local bus bound for Cheongyang-Jeongsan and get off at Cheonjang-ri Bus Stop (3 bus stops). Walk along the road in the same direction of the bus toward Cheonjangho Lake for 830m.