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Thu, February 9, 2023 | 18:54
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Hwacheon Sancheoneo festival expecting record No. of visitors
방문자 수 신기록이 예상되는 화천 산천어 축제
Posted : 2019-01-19 09:42
Updated : 2020-01-28 08:28
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A visitor looks into a hole drilled into the ice to enable the catching of sancheoneo during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon, Gangwon province, Jan. 13. Sancheoneo in Korean means mountain trout. 1월 12일 강원 화천에서 열린 '화천 산천어 얼음 축제'에서 한 방문객이 산천어를 잡을 수 있도록 얼음을 파낸 구멍을 들여다보고 있다. 산천어는 우리말로 '산 송어'를 의미한다. /Yonhap


The ongoing 2019 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is gaining explosive popularity, with the number of its visitors highly likely to hit an all-time high.

2019년 화천 산천어 축제가 폭발적인 인기를 끌면서 방문객들의 수가 사상 최고치를 기록할 가능성이 높다.


The annual ice fishing festival kicked off Jan. 5 on a frozen lake in the remote county of Hwacheon, about 120 kilometers northeast of Seoul, for a run till Jan. 27.

매년 열리는 이 얼음낚시 축제는 1월 5일 서울에서 북동쪽으로 120킬로미터 떨어진 화천의 얼은 호수에서 1월 27일까지 계속된다.


According to organizers Friday, about 1.15 million tourists came to the festival during the first 13 days of its opening, up some 10 percent on-year.

금요일 주최측에 따르면, 개막 첫 13일 동안 약 115만 명의 관광객이 방문했고, 이는 전년대비 약 10% 증가한 수치다.


The number of visitors is sure to set a new record this year, surpassing the previous record of 1.73 million visitors last year, the organizer said.

올해 방문객의 수가 지난 해 173만 명의 방문객 기록을 넘어설 것으로 보인다고 주최측은 전했다.


Hwacheon is usually talked about in weather news only at this time of the year as one of the coldest areas in South Korea.

화천은 연중 이맘때면 한국에서 가장 추운 지역 중 하나로 일기예보에 종종 나온다.


The county with a population of a mere 27,000 has more soldiers than civilians as it is a military town bordering North Korea. As a result, the town's economy depends on soldiers and visitors.

인구가 2만 7천명에 불과한 이 지역은 북한과 인접한 군사 지역인 만큼 민간인보다 군인의 수가 더 많다. 그 결과, 마을의 경제는 군인과 방문객들에게 의존한다.


In addition, more than 80 percent of the town consists of mountains and a river, making it difficult for people to readily visit the place on ordinary days.

게다가, 80퍼센트 이상의 마을들이 산과 강으로 이루어져 있어서 사람들이 평일에 쉽게 그곳을 방문하는 것을 어렵게 만든다.


In fact, the isolated county launched the festival in 2003 in a desperate bid to activate its extremely sluggish economy amid a mixture of anticipation and worry.

사실, 이 고립된 마을은 기대와 걱정이 뒤섞인 가운데 극도로 침체된 경제를 활성화시키기 위해 2003년에 이 축제를 시작했다.


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KEY WORDS
■ ongoing 계속 진행 중인
■ explosive popularity 폭발적인 인기
■ all-time high 사상 최고치
■ kick off (경기가) 시작되다
■ mere 겨우, (한낱) ~에 불과한
■ civilian 민간인
■ bordering 인접한
■ readily 손쉽게
■ ordinary days 평일
■ isolated 외딴, 외떨어진, 동떨어진
■ in a bid ~하기 위해
■ activate 작동시키다, 활성화시키다
■ sluggish 느릿느릿 움직이는, 부진한


A tourist catches a fish at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival (Jan. 5-27) in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Jan. 12. 12일 한 관광객이 5일부터 27일까지 강원도 화천군에서 열리는 '화천 산천어 얼음축제'에서 물고기를 잡고 있다. /Yonhap
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