Ice and snow festival unveiled in Shenyang’s Faku county

The 2018 Shenyang international tourism festival, joined with the fifth Faku ice and snow festival, was unveiled in Faku county, Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on Jan 28. 

Activities during this year’s ice and snow festival include enjoying snow wonderlands in Faku, watching winter fishing, and visiting scenic spots featuring wine culture.

The Yuliang winter fishing festival is the highlight of the event. It features traditional fish catching methods with a thousand-meter-long fishing net, which can catch tens of thousands of kilograms of fish each time. 

At the launching ceremony, exhibition and sale of agricultural products, sale of goods for use during Spring Festival, and performances of yangko, a popular rural folk dance, were also available. 

The 2018 Shenyang international tourism festival, joined with the fifth Faku ice and snow festival, is unveiled in Faku county, Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Jan 28. [Photo/Shenyang Shuaizheng]

Tourists experience snowboarding at the Faku ice and snow festival in Faku county, Shenyang, on Jan 28. [Photo/Shenyang Shuaizheng]