In the past, in the cold and long winter, they relied on the traditional fishing method (winter fishing in Chagan Lake) to overcome the cold, maintain their lives, thrive and be handed down from generation to generation.
In modern times, fishing in winter is just a continuation of tradition.
Historical origin:
Chagan Lake has a long history of winter fishing. As early as 10,000 years ago, the ancient Chagannaoer people made a living by fishing and hunting here. The ancient Mongols called Chagan Lake the Mother Lake of Holy Water because they lived on weeds for generations, were born and raised in Sri Lanka, lived in Sri Lanka, regarded the lake as their life, and loved it as their mother. Especially in the cold and long winter, they relied on traditional fishing methods (winter fishing in Chagan Lake) to overcome the cold, maintain their lives, thrive and be handed down from generation to generation.
According to Liao History and other books, from the prime of Emperor Liao to Tianzuo, after the Spring Festival every year, all the concubines and concubines were taken to Chagan Lake for "Spring Bona" (the palace in spring), where fish were chiseled and geese were hunted by eagles, "Head Fish Banquet" and "Head Goose Banquet" were held, and ministers and envoys of various tribes were feasted to discuss politics and diplomacy. After Hong Yan, the Daikin Emperor, took the oath to cut down Liao, occupied Tahu City and Chagan Lake, and also engaged in "biting the spring bowl" here, repeating the mistakes of Liao.
Genghis Khan went to Chagan Lake when he was on the Western Expedition, where he made a big sacrifice to the center of the lake and gave the vast Horqin grassland around Chagan Lake to his second brother Hasal. Since then, Mongolians have lived here for generations, from the initial worship of heaven and earth to the worship of water and fish; Don't eat fish, go fishing, eat fish, and then one or several people catch fish with their bare hands or hunt fish with knives and forks, which is combined with the fishing methods of the Han nationality to form the mysterious, magical and sacred winter fishing in Chagan Lake today.
In Mongolian history, mountains and rivers were worshipped, and there were customs of offering sacrifices to heaven, mountains and water. 12 1 1 year, after Genghis Khan led Mongolian fighters to conquer Tahu City (new Taizhou) in the state of Jin, he saw the smoky Chagan Lake at a glance on the way forward and suddenly found himself relaxed and happy. Then he put his nine-wing army on the head of Qingshan, made a nine-nine-nine gift, and offered sacrifices to Dashui Lake-Chagan Lake.
Chagan Lake is a natural fishing and hunting place in history, which first started in Liao Dynasty. Liangzi, Dawang and other fisheries originated the earliest, and Liangzi started as early as Qianlong period. The big net began in Tongzhi years; Wild bubble nets began to appear in modern times, about after 1930.
Lake Chagan is hundreds of miles from Fiona Fang. In winter, when water drops into ice, the lake is flat and bright, and fish live in groups. If you choose the right net entrance, there will be endless fish to catch. The network entrance is wrong, just empty water. After countless fortunes and misfortunes, Mongolian fishermen who believe in animism have various beliefs and taboos. Based on the worship of inventing tools in the process of survival, it is necessary to hold a ceremony to sacrifice fishing tools for good luck and good harvest in winter fishing. Because the network is the representative, we should wake up the network. After the ceremony of waking up the net to worship the lake was fixed and spread, it gradually became a folk legend, forming a magical winter fishing custom, which was passed down from generation to generation in Chagan Lake.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chagan Lake set up a fishing ground, which absorbed the fishermen around it. It still follows the original fishing method and inherits the magical winter fishing custom. Many times a winter, hundreds of nets often enter the lake. When using the red net (abundant net), some nets actually caught more than 400 thousand Jin of fresh fish, making the fishing in Chagan Lake more spectacular in winter. In recent years, in order to ensure the sustainable development, the fishermen in Chagan Lake control the fishing amount within 2 million kilograms every year.