Catching Fish with Chicken Coops in Zhangjiajie to Welcome the New Spring, Symbolizing Abundance Year After Year

Original title: Hunan Zhangjiajie: "Catching Fish with Chicken Coops" to Welcome the New Spring

On January 13, in Shaziya Village, Wangjiaping Town, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, villagers took part in a "catching fish with chicken coops" competition.

On January 13, Shaziya Village in Zhangjiajie City held a "catching fish with chicken coops" competition, in which people took bamboo-strip-woven chicken coops into a knee-deep pond to catch fish. "Catching fish with chicken coops" is a local traditional custom for festivals and the New Year, carrying people's wishes for abundance year after year and a bumper harvest of all grains. Xinhua News Agency release (Photo by Shao Ying)

On January 13, in Shaziya Village, Wangjiaping Town, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, the champion of the "catching fish with chicken coops" competition displayed a big fish he had caught.

On January 13, in Shaziya Village, Wangjiaping Town, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, villagers took part in a "catching fish with chicken coops" competition.

On January 13, in Shaziya Village, Wangjiaping Town, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, villagers took part in a "catching fish with chicken coops" competition.

On January 13, in Shaziya Village, Wangjiaping Town, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, villagers took part in a "catching fish with chicken coops" competition.