Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival Jeju
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Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival Jeju
The various Jeju festivals & events are an indication of the love and reverence of nature that the Jeju people have. There are actually festivals like the Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju where apart from the huge pomp and merrymaking, the Jeju folks also undertake efforts to beautify their natural surroundings and also upgrade the quality of their natural resources. The Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, one of the most popular of the festivals in South Korea, is indeed a revelation in an age where destruction of natural reserves is steadily on the rise.
About The Background Of the Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju
The Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju is being held since the year 2002, in the month of April.
The Gangjeong Stream forms an almost abundant reserve of a rare species of sweetfish, courtesy the steady water levels in the stream all throughout the year. The natural groundwater of the Halla Mountains flows all round the year to facilitate the breeding of this sweetfish in the Gangjeon Stream.
In fact, the Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish has been isolated from the other sweetfish species of the region and this alone enhances the significance of this species of fish and in turn, the significance of the Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju itself.
The Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju, South Korea is an earnest effort by the people of Jeju to preserve and aid in the proliferation of this rare school of fish with its delicious watermelony fragrance.
The Festivities At The Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju
The Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju involves many interesting rituals where the locals participate with great fervor and zest. There is the Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Photography Exhibition where you get to see the snaps of these fish in their natural habitat, the Sweetfish Fishing Experience, Sweetfish Catching, Sweetfish Karaoke and Catching Barrel Installation Demonstration.
The Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju shows the dedication of the Jeju folks in maintaining the ecological balance.
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