The 17th Bosten Lake Winter Fishing Festival in Bohu County, Bayingolin, Xinjiang

Enjoy the ice and snow and watch the winter fishing. The 17th Bosten Lake Winter Fishing Festival in Bohu County, Bayingolin, Xinjiang, was grandly opened in the Dahekou Scenic Area. Tourists from all over the world gathered on the vast ice surface of Bosten Lake to watch the winter fishing, enjoy the ice lake fish, and taste delicious fish feasts. It was a snow carnival that combined fishing and hunting culture, ice and snow customs, and folk experiences. Accompanied by cheerful music, folk artists dressed in Mongolian costumes sang and danced, kicking off the event. More than 100 inheritors of intangible cultural heritage held khata, sang melodious Mongolian long tunes, and recited beautiful blessings, showing tourists the unique charm of intangible cultural heritage. As a fishing and hunting culture that has been passed down for thousands of years, winter fishing has become a beautiful business card for winter tourism in Bohu County and one of the most anticipated activities for tourists from all over the world. With the loud and clear "net-lifting chant," experienced fishermen worked together to slowly pull up the huge fishing net. The fish under the ice broke through the water, and there were all kinds of fish, such as carp, silver carp, and grass carp. The scene was a beautiful harvest scene of "a bumper harvest of the first winter fishing net, with fat fish and happy people." Bohu County actively implements the development concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, and ice and snow are also invaluable assets," creating a "hot spot" for ice and snow tourism. Enjoy the ice and snow, watch the winter fishing, and taste fresh fish. Winter fishing is gradually transforming from a cultural symbol into a tourism business card. At the same time, relying on ice and snow resources, Bohu County is making every effort to promote ice and snow tourism and ecological tourism, continuously extending and expanding the industrial chain, and achieving deep integration in ice and snow sightseeing, ice and snow experiences, special folk customs, and sports. It provides tourists with a diverse and immersive cultural and tourism experience, further enhancing the Bohu ice and snow tourism brand.