Participants attend the fish auction at Chagan Lake, Northeast China's Jilin province, on Dec 28, 2017. The first fish caught at the start of winter fishing season in frozen Chagan lake fetched record-breaking 918,888 yuan ($140,654) in Northeast China's Jilin province on Thursday. Instead of modern fishing methods, the Chagan Lake winter fishing continues to use traditional methods such as cutting holes in the ice and using manpower to place the net instead of machines to protect the lake water from being contaminated by modern machines. Before the start of the season, a ceremony is held where fishermen pay tribute to the nature by holding traditional dances and other activities(Photo/VCG)
Participants attend the fish auction at Chagan Lake, Northeast China's Jilin province, on Dec 28, 2017. The first fish caught at the start of winter fishing season in frozen Chagan lake fetched record-breaking 918,888 yuan ($140,654) in Northeast China's Jilin province on Thursday. Instead of modern fishing methods, the Chagan Lake winter fishing continues to use traditional methods such as cutting holes in the ice and using manpower to place the net instead of machines to protect the lake water from being contaminated by modern machines. Before the start of the season, a ceremony is held where fishermen pay tribute to the nature by holding traditional dances and other activities(Photo/VCG)
Participants attend the fish auction at Chagan Lake, Northeast China's Jilin province, on Dec 28, 2017. The first fish caught at the start of winter fishing season in frozen Chagan lake fetched record-breaking 918,888 yuan ($140,654) in Northeast China's Jilin province on Thursday. Instead of modern fishing methods, the Chagan Lake winter fishing continues to use traditional methods such as cutting holes in the ice and using manpower to place the net instead of machines to protect the lake water from being contaminated by modern machines. Before the start of the season, a ceremony is held where fishermen pay tribute to the nature by holding traditional dances and other activities(Photo/VCG)
Participants attend the fish auction at Chagan Lake, Northeast China's Jilin province, on Dec 28, 2017. The first fish caught at the start of winter fishing season in frozen Chagan lake fetched record-breaking 918,888 yuan ($140,654) in Northeast China's Jilin province on Thursday. Instead of modern fishing methods, the Chagan Lake winter fishing continues to use traditional methods such as cutting holes in the ice and using manpower to place the net instead of machines to protect the lake water from being contaminated by modern machines. Before the start of the season, a ceremony is held where fishermen pay tribute to the nature by holding traditional dances and other activities(Photo/VCG)