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Winter Fishing - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 28, 2024 shows tourists watching winter fishing at Chagan Lake in Songyuan City of northeast China's Jilin Province. A winter fishing-themed cultural and tourism festival kicked off on Saturday at Chagan Lake. Chagan Lake, located in Songyuan City of Jilin Province, is the largest natural lake of the province with abundant fishery resources. Locals living by Chagan Lake have kept alive the tradition of ice fishing by hand-drilling holes through the thick ice and casting nets into the icy waters to catch fish. The winter fishing at Chagan Lake, included in the national intangible cultural heritage list, has become a famous tourism attraction in the city. Photo by Zhang Nan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Winter Fishing - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 28, 2024 shows tourists watching winter fishing at Chagan Lake in Songyuan City of northeast China's Jilin Province. A winter fishing-themed cultural and tourism festival kicked off on Saturday at Chagan Lake. Chagan Lake, located in Songyuan City of Jilin Province, is the largest natural lake of the province with abundant fishery resources. Locals living by Chagan Lake have kept alive the tradition of ice fishing by hand-drilling holes through the thick ice and casting nets into the icy waters to catch fish. The winter fishing at Chagan Lake, included in the national intangible cultural heritage list, has become a famous tourism attraction in the city. Photo by Zhang Nan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM