24th Chagan Lake Ice and Snow Fishing and Hunting Cultural Tourism Festival opens in NE China

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2026 shows visitors watching ice fishing on the ice-covered Chagan Lake in Songyuan, northeast China's Jilin Province. The 24th Chagan Lake Ice and Snow Fishing and Hunting Cultural Tourism Festival opened here on Thursday.

Traditional fishing techniques are performed on the lake, such as manual ice-chiseling, horse-drawn winches, and net-hauling beneath the ice-cover lake.

Chagan Lake's ice fishing, a national intangible cultural heritage, has become a significant symbol of ice and snow culture in northeast China. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)