Hundreds of local fishermen gathered for the winter fishing season on the frozen Dalinor Lake in Hexigten Banner of Chifeng on Jan 13, both boosting the local fishery industry and attracting tourism.

Dalinor Lake, one fishery for the Inner Mongolia marine market, annually supplies tons of fresh fishes for the region, alongside other provinces in China.

The winter fishing festival on Dalinor Lake commenced with an assortment of activities for tourists and local residents, including a sacrificial ceremony, auction for the heaviest fish, horse sledge rides, and snowmobiling.

Fishes hanged up to display to tourists at the winter fishing festival on ice-covered Dalinor Lake, Hexigten Banner, eastern Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Jan 13. [Photo/Xinhua]