Bare-handed fishing: Jeju's Geumnung Wondam Festival showcases traditional practices
Published: 24 Aug. 2025, 20:00
![Participants catch fish with their bare hands inside a stone fish trap during the Geumnung Wondam Festival at Geumnung Beach in Hallim-eup, Jeju, on Aug. 24. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2025/08/24/b2ed666c-893f-43ba-8fc2-2e5b957cd009.jpg)
Participants catch fish with their bare hands inside a stone fish trap during the Geumnung Wondam Festival at Geumnung Beach in Hallim-eup, Jeju, on Aug. 24. [YONHAP]
Participants catch fish with their bare hands inside a stone fish trap during the Geumnung Wondam Festival at Geumnung Beach in Hallim-eup, Jeju, on Aug. 24. The wondam, a traditional fishing method in Jeju, is a stone wall built along the shore that uses the ebb and flow of the tide to trap fish.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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