Heavy snow turns Korea into winter wonderland — in pictures

KIM MIN-YOUNG
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People wearing hanbok (traditional Korean dress) chat as they view the snow-covered Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
People wearing hanbok (traditional Korean dress) chat as they view the snow-covered Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Wednesday.
Mount Guryong in Seocho District, southern Seoul, is covered in snow on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
Mount Guryong in Seocho District, southern Seoul, is covered in snow on Wednesday.

Heavy snow covered much of the nation on Wednesday. Snow or rain is forecast to continue nationwide until Thursday.  

The Korea Meterological Administration (KMA) issued a heavy snow warning — activated when over 20 centimeters of snowfall is expected within 24 hours — for northeastern Seoul, Hongcheon and Pyeongchang counties in Gangwon and Yangpyeong County in Gyeonggi.  

Heavy snow advisories, triggered by expected snowfall exceeding 5 centimeters in 24 hours, were issued for parts of Gyeonggi, Seoul, Chungcheong, North Jeolla, North Gyeongsang, Incheon and Jeju Island.  

People cross the street in Jongno District, central Seoul underneath a snow-covered gingko tree on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
People cross the street in Jongno District, central Seoul underneath a snow-covered gingko tree on Wednesday.
Cherry blossom trees in Yeouido, western Seoul, covered in snow on Wednesday [NEWS1]
Cherry blossom trees in Yeouido, western Seoul, covered in snow on Wednesday
Pandas Rui Bao, left, and Hui Bao play in the snow in Everland, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
Pandas Rui Bao, left, and Hui Bao play in the snow in Everland, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday.
Pandas Rui Bao, left, and Hui Bao play in the snow in Everland, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
Pandas Rui Bao, left, and Hui Bao play in the snow in Everland, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday.
People walk the snow-covered streets of Jongno District, central Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
People walk the snow-covered streets of Jongno District, central Seoul on Wednesday.
Bicycles lay covered in snow in Jung District, central Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
Bicycles lay covered in snow in Jung District, central Seoul on Wednesday.
A hiker treks the snow-covered trail on Mount Mudeung in Gwangju on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
A hiker treks the snow-covered trail on Mount Mudeung in Gwangju on Wednesday.
A snowplower drives through a street covered in snow in Geochang County, South Gyeongsang on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
A snowplower drives through a street covered in snow in Geochang County, South Gyeongsang on Wednesday.
Roadside Royal Azaleas covered in snow in Gangneung City, Gangwon on Wednesday [YONHAP]
Roadside Royal Azaleas covered in snow in Gangneung City, Gangwon on Wednesday
Photos of snowmen provided by readers on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
Photos of snowmen provided by readers on Wednesday.

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]

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