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Frozen solid

Published: 20 Jan. 2026, 19:48
 
The Namhan River near Dumulmeori in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi, lies frozen as a powerful cold wave swept across the country on Jan. 20. [YONHAP]

The Namhan River near Dumulmeori in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi, lies frozen as a powerful cold wave swept across the country on Jan. 20. [YONHAP]

 
The Namhan River near Dumulmeori in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi, lies frozen as a powerful cold wave swept across the country on Jan. 20, which marks daehan, the start of the final and coldest of the 24 seasonal divisions of the traditional lunar calendar. 
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