Aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2021 shows fishermen catching fish on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
SONGYUAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- For centuries, fishermen and women living by the Chagan Lake, northeast China's Jilin Province, have kept alive the tradition of ice fishing, which is hand-drilling holes through thick ice and placing nets beneath to catch fish.
The technique has been listed as a national-level form of intangible cultural heritage.
Fishermen harvest fish on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Newly-caught fish are seen on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Visitors watch ice-fishing on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
A fisherman prepares to harvest fish on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
A fisherman harvests fish on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2021 shows fishermen harvesting fish on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
A fisherman prepares to harvest fish on the Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)■
