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New on 500px : Traditional Fishing by MCastro17 by MCastro17

Just came back from China. What a wonderful country; so many photos to be taken! I took this one of the cormorant fisherman by the Li River, near Yangshuo. I did some research before I went so I had a pretty good idea how cormorant fishing worked, but had no idea how fast those birds are. They’ll dive after a fish to catch it, but since the fishermen ties a snare around it’s throat it cannot swallow a large fish. Rather, it holds the fish in its throat and coughs it up when the fisherman brings the bird back to the boat. It was pretty cool to watch!

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New on 500px : Fisherman of Dreams by Joel_Santos by Joel_Santos

I’ve been photographing this area in Guangxi province, China, since 2006 and witnessing the fast decay of the cormorant fisherman. The youngest fisherman are attracted by new and more profitable jobs, opening the way for the disappearing of a traditional craft and culture.

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New on 500px : The wizard in Guilin, China by woosra by woosra

Last week I made my fourth photo trip to Guangxi, China.

– 2014.06.01 ⓒWoosra KIM.
Old cormorant fishermen, Li River at Xingping.

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New on 500px : Fantastic sunset at Li River, Guilin by woosra by woosra

Last week I made my fourth photo trip to Guangxi, China.
I met the best sunset at Li River for the first time.

– 2014.05.31 ⓒWoosra KIM.
Old cormorant fishermen, Li River at Xingping.

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New on 500px : Portrait of a Fisherman by ExpatriateGames by ExpatriateGames

Xingping Fishing Village – Guangxi, China. Huang Fuechuang is now 75 and still works as a cormorant fisherman about 25 days each month. These days he fishes for tourist dollars – posing for photographs along with his older brother Huang Mingde – 83 .
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New on 500px : Looking over by francaperra1 by francaperra1

This was the first red sunset this spring. Local birdlife seemed to be waiting for this event.
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