Beitun City, Fuhai County, Burqin County and other counties and cities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are rich in cold water fish. The exquisite cold-water fish food culture promotes the development of Xinjiang's catering service industry.
The area of various types of aquaculture waters dotted here and there reaches 161,000 acres. There are dozens of species of cold- water fish, among which white-spotted pike, Oriental bream, Baikal yarrow and silver crucian carp are very popular among tourists.