Wang Yulong from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region pulls a big fish up onto the ice during the National Ice-fishing Invitation Game on Dec. 31. The contest kicked off in Ningxia's capital Yinchuan on the same day, attracting more than 220 fishing lovers from around China. Tang Yuankun from Lingwu county of Ningxia won the final with a prize of 10,000 yuan (US$1,650).

A fisher pulls a big fish up onto the ice during the National Ice-fishing Invitation Game on Dec. 31. The contest kicked off in Ningxia's capital Yinchuan on the same day, attracting more than 220 fishing lovers from around China. Tang Yuankun from Lingwu county of Ningxia won the final with a prize of 10,000 yuan (US$1,650).

Fishers compete at the National Ice-fishing Invitation Game on Dec 31. The contest kicked off in Ningxia's capital Yinchuan on the same day, attracting more than 220 fishing lovers from around China. Tang Yuankun from Lingwu county of Ningxia won the final with a prize of 10,000 yuan (about 1,650 U.S. dollars).

Che Fuquan from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region shows a big fish he caught during the National Ice-fishing Invitation Game on Dec. 31. The contest kicked off in Ningxia's capital Yinchuan on the same day, attracting more than 220 fishing lovers from around China. Tang Yuankun from Lingwu county of Ningxia won the final with a prize of 10,000 yuan (US$1,650)..