Locals held a fishing carnival in Menglian County of southwest China’s Yunnan Province to celebrate the traditional Dai New Year on Wednesday.<br /><br /> Thousands of fishermen armed with simple nets and baskets leaped into the Nanlei river, wading into waist-deep water to make a catch as fast as they could.<br /><br /> In just a matter of minutes, some of the fishermen had already caught five to six fish, including catfish and bighead carp weighing more than 10kg.<br /><br /> The carnival, which is now in its thirteenth year, has become a unique activity during the traditional New Year celebrated by the Dai ethnic minority inhabiting the region. <br /><br /> It is also called the Water-Splashing Festival and usually falls in mid-April.<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.com/nocomment/
