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Live: Watch 2,000-year-old ice fishing in NE China's Chagan Lake
Updated 21:37, 24-Dec-2020

Winter fishing season has come once again to Chagan Lake in northeast China's Jilin Province. Each winter, local fishermen use a centuries-old technique to catch fish as temperatures fall from -20 to -30 degrees Celsius. Each fishing crew can only cast their net once a day since the traditional fishing method is very time-consuming. As the fishing season continues, local fishermen will slowly approach the center of the lake, where the highest number of fish are typically caught. 

Join CGTN's Guan Yang and Sun Tianyuan for a real-time 'catch' of this ancient and splendid tradition from northeast China.

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