Visitors watch ice-fishing on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
A centuries-old ice-fishing carnival was staged on an ice-covered lake in northeastern Chinese province.
SONGYUAN, Dec. 29, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A winter fishing-themed tourist festival opened on Saturday on the ice-covered Chagan Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in China known for its centuries-old tradition of ice-fishing, in northeast China's Jilin Province. An opening ceremony and a sacrificial ceremony that prays for the blessings of Mother Nature and "awakens the sleeping fishing nets" were held on the first day of the festival.
The opening ceremony of a winter fishing-themed tourist festival is held on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Visitors watch ice-fishing on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2019.(Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 27, 2019 shows people buying fishes at the fish supermarket of the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
A visitor poses for photos with a big fish on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
A worker throws a big fish onto a truck on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
People buy fishes at the fish supermarket of the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
