2023 Chagan Lake Winter Fishing Festival Time

Winter fishing in Chagan Lake will start on December 26 or 28, 2023, and end in February 2023. Chagan Lake winter fishing, that is, ice and snow fishing (or fishing and hunting) in Chagan Lake in winter, is a traditional fishery production method (custom) in Qiangarros Mongolian Autonomous County, Songyuan City, Jilin Province. As early as the Liao and Jin Dynasties, Chagan Lake was famous for winter fishing. Offering sacrifices to the lake, waking up the nets, cutting the ice and casting the nets, and tens of thousands of kilograms of fresh fish coming out of the ice are very national characteristics. Although the years have changed, the magic, mystery and sacredness of winter hunting in Chagan Lake remain the same. The wonders of winter fishing in Chagan Lake have been included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list of Jilin Province. Winter fishing in Chagan Lake is one of the eight famous scenic spots in Jilin Province.