Xinhua Headlines: Cultural engines ramp up China's booming ice-and-snow economy
CHANGCHUN, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- A 42-pound "lucky fish" recently fetched a staggering 1.7 million yuan (about 242,000 U.S. dollars) at auction, marking a vibrant start to the Chagan Lake ice fishing season, turning the lake into the latest ice-and-snow magnet in China's snow belt.
The "lucky fish," a bighead carp, caught in the first net of the lake's winter haul in northeast China's Jilin Province, serving as a