Jilin Winter Fishing: A Spectacular Tourist Attraction and Economic Boon

2024-01-07 02:33:02

China News Service, Jilin, January 7th: Title: Winter fishing on glacial lakes is taking place in many places in Jilin, and the economic zone has a “money” scene.

Author Guo Jiashi Hongyu Gao Longan

The fishing net was slowly pulled out from the ice hole, and large carps came out of the water with the net. Visitors at the scene cheered instantly.

The third Winter Fishing Culture Festival in Panshi City, Jilin Province opened on the followingnoon of the 6th. Thousands of tourists gathered on the ice of Xianren Lake to watch the spectacular sight of fish flying in the ice lake. A head fish weighing nearly 40 kilograms was sold at the auction for 28,888 yuan (RMB). , the same below).

On January 6, the third Winter Fishing Cultural Festival in Panshi City, Jilin Province opened. Tourists watched the spectacular sight of fish in the ice lake on the ice of Xianren Lake.Photo by China News Service reporter Shi Hongyu

Liu Zhimin, a fisherman in his 60s, said that winter fishing has attracted many tourists to the local area in recent years. Slapping fish and eating fish stewed in iron pots are very popular.

At the scene, tourists gathered around the fish outlet to select suitable fresh fish. Huang Lixian’s family from Guangdong bought a carp weighing more than 30 kilograms, and everyone had smiles on their faces. “It’s my first time traveling to Northeast China. Let’s buy a fish to commemorate it.” At the fisherman’s suggestion, they planned to go to a nearby farmhouse to stew the fish.

Starting from late December every year, winter fishing activities will kick off in various parts of Jilin Province. The winter fishing activities in Chagan Lake, Panshi, Xianghai, Zhenlai and other places are different in scale and have their own characteristics.

On January 6, the 3rd Winter Fishing Cultural Festival in Panshi City, Jilin Province opened, and the headfish sold for 28,888 yuan in the auction.Photo by China News Service reporter Shi Hongyu

On December 29, 2023, at the Northern China Fishing Island Winter Fishing and Hunting Culture and Ice and Snow Tourism Festival that opened in Zhenlai County, Jilin Province, 150,000 kilograms of fish were produced in one net, and 6 fish were sold at auction for a total of 2.733328 million yuan, of which The No. 1 fish sold for 999,999 yuan.

At the Chagan Lake winter fishing ceremony that started before this, the first fish was auctioned by a company for 1.399999 yuan. Winter fishing in Chagan Lake began in the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and has continued the original fishing methods of artificially digging ice caves, artificial nets, and horse-drawn winches to pull fishing nets. It has been included in China’s national intangible cultural heritage list.

The reporter learned from interviews that the annual winter fishing season has become the “busy season” for fishermen in Jilin Province, attracting tourists from all over the world to come to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the glacial lake and taste the delicious fresh fish. It has also successfully diverted sales of aquatic products from various places, forming a fixed and long-term Economic Effects. Various regions have also combined winter fishing with ice and snow tourism to form a “winter fishing economic belt.”

Qu Lijie, a fisherman girl who lives by Chagan Lake, has only been busy with two things in the past month: receiving diners and sending fish to other places. Her yard is filled with insulated boxes containing twenty to thirty kilograms of fat-headed fish, along with her secret fish stew sauce.

Fast logistics and transportation and scientific preservation methods allow diners thousands of miles away to taste authentic Chagan Lake fish. Qu Lijie has customers all over the world, including Beijing, Hebei, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Hainan.

Qu Lijie told reporters that the popularity of winter fishing lasts until around the Spring Festival every year. This year’s Spring Festival is relatively late, which also extends the hot-selling season of fish. (over)

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