For centuries, fishermen and women living by Chagan Lake in Songyuan City of northeast China's Jilin Province have kept alive the tradition of ice fishing -- hand-drilling holes through thick ice and placing nets beneath to catch fish. The technique has been listed a national-level form of intangible cultural heritage.

A fisherman harvests fish on Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Newly-caught fish are seen on Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Visitors watch ice-fishing on Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A fisherman prepares to harvest fish on Chagan Lake in Songyuan City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 26, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)