People stand in a circle on icy Lake Khanka, also known as Lake Xingkai, in North China’s Heilongjiang province on Dec. 30 while waiting for the first fishing harvest during the winter fishing festival held to celebrate the new year. Photo: VCG

Fishermen bring in fish from Zhen Lake in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, on Dec. 30. Photo: VCG

Fishermen cheer the successful fishing harvest — more than 10 tons — during the winter fishing festival in Luoyang, Henan province, on Jan. 29, 2018. Photo: VCG

A member of China’s Hezhe ethnic group eats raw fish after catching it from an icy lake in Jinjiekou, Heilongjiang province, on Jan. 3, 2007. Photo: VCG

More than 50 fishing boats are seen in Shaobo Lake in Jiangsu province on Dec. 24, 2016. Photo: VCG

Fish caught from Chagan Lake during a fishing and hunting festival held in Songyuan, Jilin province, are hung to dry on Dec. 28, 2017. Photo: VCG