Mud Festival-Get themselves dirty!

Mud Festival-Get themselves dirty!

Boreyongs world-famous Mud Festival draws thousands to play in the muck on July 19 in South Korea. The Boryeong Mud Festival is an annual festival which takes place during the summer in Boryeong, a town around 200 km south of Seoul, South Korea. The first Mud Festival was held in 1998. Now, it a attracts almost 2.2million visitors around the world to boryeong every year.

During the festival, tourists get together in the mud area to experience the Boryeong mud, and also to have lots of fun. The mud is taken from the Daecheon beach area which is rich in minerals. It is used as the event place of the "Mud Experience Land" during the festival.

The festival has many large attractions, such as a mud pool, mud slides, a mud wrestling, mud sliding and swimming in the mud pool. People can also use the colorful mud to paint on their body. A large stage is set on the beach, which is used for music performances, competitions and many other activities. In the evening, people can enjoy the music and fireworks at the party on the beach.

举行时间：每年7月

举行地点：忠清南道保宁大川海水浴场

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