Many fishing boats are stuck on the surface of thick sea ice, which blocks the port along Jinshi Beach in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province. (Photos: VCG)

A fisherman breaks the ice with a wooden boat to transport fishing gear.

Fishermen break the ice and clear the way with a wooden boat so as not to affect normal fishing work.

They open up a transport line to send gear to areas out of the port. (Compiled by Zhan Huilan)