• A woman is covered with mud during the festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong. Jung Yeon-Je.
    A woman is covered with mud during the festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong. Jung Yeon-Je.
  • Festival-goers take a bath in a mud pool. Jeon Jeon-Kyun.
    Festival-goers take a bath in a mud pool. Jeon Jeon-Kyun.
  • Tourists play with mud in a mud pool. Jung Yeon-Je
    Tourists play with mud in a mud pool. Jung Yeon-Je
  • A reveller writhes around in the greyish sludge at the festival. Jung Yeon-Je
    A reveller writhes around in the greyish sludge at the festival. Jung Yeon-Je
  • Tourists are covered in mud during the festival, which aims to encourage the use of mud for cosmetic skin-care and to promote tourism in the region. Jung Yeon-Je
    Tourists are covered in mud during the festival, which aims to encourage the use of mud for cosmetic skin-care and to promote tourism in the region. Jung Yeon-Je
  • Festival-goers take a bath in a mud pool. Jeon Heon-Kyun.
    Festival-goers take a bath in a mud pool. Jeon Heon-Kyun.
  • A festival-goer smiles while covered in mud, with a crowd of other revellers behind him. Jeon Heon-Kyun.
    A festival-goer smiles while covered in mud, with a crowd of other revellers behind him. Jeon Heon-Kyun.
  • Two festival-goers take a bath in a mud flat. Jeon Heon-Kyun.
    Two festival-goers take a bath in a mud flat. Jeon Heon-Kyun.
  • Revellers splash and writhe about in the sludge at the festival. Jeon Heon-Kyun.
    Revellers splash and writhe about in the sludge at the festival. Jeon Heon-Kyun.

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South Korea's mud party - in pictures

Millions are expected to flock to Boryeong to writhe around in its famous goo

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Boryeong is currently hosting the 20th annual Mud Festival, inviting revellers from near and far in for a nine-day festival purely for rolling around in sludge.

Millions of people are expected to flock to the festival - in part due to Boryeong's claim that their mud is renown for its ability to refresh the skin and soothe the soul.

The coastal town, located about 190 kilometres southwest of the capital, Seoul, is a popular place to pick up skincare products made from the nearby mudflats.

The festival runs until July 30.

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