This festival is a representative
winter festival in the Seoul metropolitan area. It takes place in
the place where we can fully enjoy the romatic winter scenary, Baekwun
Valley, Idongmyeon, Pocheon for more than a month from the end of
December. Visitors can enjoy sleigh ride in valleys which are 100m
and 30m long, and ice-fishing of trouts. Valleys are full of ice
pillars which are 30m at highest, showing spectacular scenes for
visitors. Visitors can take a picture at observation platforms,
and there is a show with color lighting, music, and ice pillars
are harmonized. A icicle tunnel which is 50m long in the straw-roofed
house village presents a memorable scene to visitors. At the traditional
food experience center decorated in the traditional Korean style,
visitors can eat baked sweet potatos, potatos, traditional lunch
box, and winter bean soup boiled in iron pots. Baekwun Valley is
a popular resort place for citizens living in the metropolitan area,
and over 800 thousand people visits the valley in summertime. In
winter when the number of visitors decreases, Baekwun Valley Dongjangkun
Festival is expected to stimulate the regional economy. Dopyeongri,
Idongmyeon where Baekwun Valley is located has a nickname, Doridol.
It was originated from the saying that 'once you visited here, you
will surely be back". As seen in this saying, clean and beautiful
natural environment attracts many tourists. This region is also
known as the capital of Gungye, and recently attracting the attention
of the public with its various wellness food culture including oriental
medicine Kimchi. |