History of winter fishing in Chagan Lake
The real winter fishing in Chagan Lake can be traced back to Liao and Jin Dynasties. According to historical records, Liao Sheng likes to eat "ice fish". Every year in the twelfth lunar month, he will lead his family to camp on the frozen Chagan Lake. The servant was ordered to scrape the ice from the tent until the ice was as thin as paper and the fish swimming under it could be clearly seen. When you have seen enough and want to eat, you gently break the thin ice, and the fresh fish in the water jump onto the ice one after another, becoming the object of the feast of the monarch and the minister.
Historically, it is customary to call this fishing method "Bona in spring".
In addition, fishing in Chagan Lake in winter is easy to preserve and transport, so the ancient winter fishing method of crossing the net under the ice has continued to this day. It is listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.
Mongolians fishing in Chagan Lake in winter adopt the most primitive fishing methods: artificial trawling and horse-drawn netting. That huge strip-shaped fishing net, which is two kilometers long, takes several hours for light to travel under the ice along the ice eye separated by 15 meters.
The most mysterious ceremony of awakening the net by offering sacrifices to the lake
Before Chagan Lake was officially taken off the net, there was a mysterious and sacred ceremony to wake up the net by offering sacrifices to the lake: offering sacrifices to the lake is a Mongolian culture, and they danced "tea horse dance" with masks such as deer and sun gods to communicate with the gods;
Wake-up nets are handed down by the Khitans, so we should wake up the elves on the nets before fishing in winter and pray for a smooth, safe and fruitful fishing.
At the winter capture ceremony, dressed Mongolian girls presented milk powder to fishermen. The Lama handed the offerings to the Fisherman, who placed them on the altar in turn, put nine sticks of incense in three incense burners and lit them, then led the monks to turn around the altar, the ice cave and the snow and ice Aobao three times clockwise and recite the scriptures. After that, "fisherman's head" stood in the center of the venue, picked up the wine bowl, raised his hands over his head and began to recite the words of offering sacrifices to the lake.
At the end of the sacrifice to the lake, "Fish Head" took a "replica fish" in his hand, stirred it a few times in the ice hole that had been chiseled, lifted it hard, and fished out a lively chubby fish from the lake. This is called "opening a lake".
At this time, firecrackers exploded, the shouts of driving cars, the horns of fish heads, firecrackers, the chanting of lamas, the bells, drums and horns of horses mysteriously floated on the lake surface of Chagan Lake, making the silent snowfield full of extremely attractive charm.
The most spectacular fishing in the net
After drinking Zhuanghang wine, all the people who took part in the winter fishing jumped on the trawl or sledge and went to work on the ice.
The horse is responsible for two jobs, pulling the winch and sledge.
And people's work is divided into more details. There are about 60 people in a net, including general handle, deputy handle, heel net, twisting spear, walking hook, small sleeve, flag sending, watchman and car owner. These works have been going on for hundreds of years, and the technical content is very high!
He is always the most experienced in the process of winter fishing in Chagan Lake. You can judge whether there are fish by observing the ice. Such a man of God must be at the helm.
And every job is a process, such as digging, netting, twisting spears, walking hooks, twisting nets and netting. Everyone cooperated tacitly, so that the 2000-meter-long net slowly formed a net wall on both sides under the ice, and finally washed the fish into a big net bag at the back.
Under normal circumstances, all fishermen should be divided into four operation groups, with about 60 people in each group, led by an old fisherman's head. The 2000-meter-long dragnet is slowly unfolded into a huge "encirclement circle" under the ice layer with a thickness of more than 50 centimeters by means of threading poles, twisting spears and walking hooks. A few hours later, he urged the horse to whip, pulled the winch and slowly pulled a large net out of the ice cave.
It takes a whole morning to get the fish out of the net. But it's worth the wait. The most exciting feeling is to get out of the ice lake. It's spectacular!
The most interesting auction "Head Fish"
Auction of "head fish" is the highlight of fishing in Chagan Lake in winter, and many people come to Chagan Lake to buy head fish. So the fish outlet was crowded with people, and many people came to "grab" the fish. When the auctioneer hung five huge head fish on a special hook, many people crowded onto the stage to bid.
Auction price of winter fish in Chagan Lake over the years:
In 2008, the transaction price of Touyu was 1 1099 yuan.
In 2009, the transaction price of Touyu was 68,888 yuan.
20 10: the transaction price of touyu is 288,888 yuan.
20 1 1 year: the transaction price of touyu is 299,999 yuan.
20 12: the transaction price of head fish is 340,000 yuan.
20 13: the transaction price of touyu is 288,888 yuan.
20 14: the transaction price of touyu is 369,999 yuan.
20 15: the transaction price of touyu is 788,888 yuan.
20 16: the transaction price of touyu is 858,888 yuan.
After watching the exciting winter fishing, there is also the famous "Northeast Whole Fish Banquet".
After watching the wonderful winter catch, how can you miss the famous "Northeast Fish Banquet" as an out-and-out foodie?
Whether it is a hotel or a farmhouse in Chagan Lake area, you can make an authentic fish feast in Chagan Lake. Let's get started!
There are many ice sports on Chagan Lake besides watching winter fishing and eating fish banquets. In winter, the ice layer of Chagan Lake can reach 4-5 meters thick. You can play ice carts, ice monkeys, ice bikes, snowmobiles, snowflakes, ice slides, snow slides, snowball fights and snowmen in the ice park. You can be "crazy" without worrying about falling into the water.
How's it going? Are you shocked by such a spectacular fishing scene? So this winter, I will go to Chagan Lake for winter fishing in the south, and the most exciting and wild national off-road vehicle king competition is waiting for you.
Chagan Lake coordinates: Songyuan City, Jilin Province.
Self-driving: Songyuan -G 12 Mixed-Urumqi Expressway travels 26 kilometers towards Wulanhaote, exits Chagan Lake Scenic Area, enters Chagan Lake Road, and travels 13 kilometers to arrive. Songyuan-National Highway G302 travels 25km in the direction of Ulanhot, then turns into Chaganhu Road and travels 13km.
Source: Jilin, hit the road.