Salted shrimp festival

Park Hong-seop, right, head of Mapo-gu in Seoul, receives a big jar of salted shrimp during the Maponaru Salted Shrimp Festival at World Cup Park, Friday, reenacting life in Joseon Kingdom when Mapo used to be the trading center of specialties from across the country. The festival runs until Sunday and visitors can purchase quality salted shrimp, pepper paste and salt at lower prices ahead of the kimchi-making season, known as gimjang. / Yonhap