More than a dozen staff members pull up a heavy net from the bottom of the lake during a winter fishing activity held at Huagetai in Baotou, north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Jan 26. [Photo/Baotou Evening News]
Staff members haul in the fishing net on Jan 26. [Photo/Baotou Evening News]
An auction for the first fish caught during the winter fishing activity attracted wide participation on Jan 26. The first fish, with a starting price of 800 yuan ($118.63), was finally won by a resident for 9999 yuan. [Photo/Baotou Daily]