Tag: winter

Picture of the Day: Wintry Jeju

Winter scene
Winter scene
Tourists enjoy the snow-covered scenery of Mount Halla on South Korea’s southern Jeju Island on Dec. 18, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Frozen Port

Frozen sea
Frozen sea
Fishing boats are locked in the frozen waters off Buno Port on Gangwha Island in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, on Jan. 25, 2023, amid this year’s strongest cold snap. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Frozen Fishing Fleet

Cold spell
Cold spellFishing boats are stuck in the frozen waters off Yedan Pier in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Jan. 11, 2021, amid a cold spell. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Winter Hits Gangwon Province

Onset of winter

Mount Balwang at the Yongpyeong Resort in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, is blanketed in 10 centimeters of snow on Nov. 23, 2015. The snowfall was befitting of the day that in South Korea is referred to as “Soseol,” one of the 24 seasonal divisions of the lunar calendar that marks the onset of winter. (Photo provided by Yongpyeong Resort) (Yonhap)