On September 20, the 14th day of the eighth month on Chinese lunar calendar, villagers gathered together to spend fishing festival. They fished in a pond in Xiawan Village, Shangjiangwei Town, Jiangyong County merrily.

As a traditional custom, the festival has been passed down for more than 500 years. All men, women, and children in the village jumped into the pond to fish with fishing tools to celebrate the good harvest of the year. (Photo/Huang Hai)

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn