• Folk performers take part in the opening ceremony of the annual Chagan Lake Winter Fishing Festival in Songyuan, in northeast China's Jilin province on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
    Folk performers take part in the opening ceremony of the annual Chagan Lake Winter Fishing Festival in Songyuan, in northeast China's Jilin province on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
  • A fisherman cracks a whip as horses wheel a device linked to a fishing net during the festival, in the north-eastern Jilin province
    A fisherman cracks a whip as horses wheel a device linked to a fishing net during the festival, in the north-eastern Jilin province
  • Fishermen bring in their catch using a traditional method by placing a net under the ice
    Fishermen bring in their catch using a traditional method by placing a net under the ice
  • Folk performers take part in the opening ceremony
    Folk performers take part in the opening ceremony
  • Chagan Lake is one of China's largest freshwater lakes
    Chagan Lake is one of China's largest freshwater lakes
  • The festival marks the start of the annual winter fishing season in the region
    The festival marks the start of the annual winter fishing season in the region
  • The festival and winter fishing have also become tourist attractions
    The festival and winter fishing have also become tourist attractions
  • Fishermen bring in their catch
    Fishermen bring in their catch
  • A woman holds her catch
    A woman holds her catch
  • Fishermen break the ice
    Fishermen break the ice
  • Visitors watch as fishermen use a net placed under the ice to catch fish
    Visitors watch as fishermen use a net placed under the ice to catch fish
  • People buy fish caught during the festival
    People buy fish caught during the festival
  • A 10-metre 'wall' composed of more than 2,000 fish during the opening ceremony
    A 10-metre 'wall' composed of more than 2,000 fish during the opening ceremony

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Catching in the cold: China's colourful winter fishing festival - in pictures

The annual festival at Chagan Lake marks the start of the winter fishing season

The National

January 03, 2023

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Updated: January 03, 2023, 1:00 PM
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