At Chagan lake, a giant freshwater lake in northeastern China, local ethnic Mongolians hunt for fish every winter using a 2,000-year-old method involving horses.
It may be old-school, but the method works. Sometimes, they net over 200 ton of fish in one day. People from across China travel north just to get their hands on some of this rare catch.
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00:45 The sacred lake 01:25 Using horses 02:35 Starting at dawn 03:10 How they fish 04:15 Underwater treasure 05:27 Selling the fish
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Producer: Lyn Yang Videographer: Patrick Wong Editor: Nicholas Ko Animation: Stella Yoo Mastering: Victor Peña
