The flying fish hunters of China's past

02,2011 Editor:AT0086.com| Resource:chinadaily.com.cn

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Wang Yousheng, a fisherman, prepares the cormorants he trained for fish hunting in Jiedu township, Leping city, East China's Jiangxi province, July 31, 2011. As a traditional skill passed down for generations, hunting fish with cormorants is seldom seen in China anymore due to industrialization and people moving to live in cities.


Wang Yousheng, a fisherman, prepares the cormorants he trained for fish hunting in Jiedu township, Leping city, East China's Jiangxi province, July 31, 2011. As a traditional skill passed down for generations, hunting fish with cormorants is seldom seen in China anymore due to industrialization and people moving to live in cities.



Wang Yousheng, a fisherman, prepares cormorants he trained for fish hunting on a river in Jiedu township, Leping city, East China's Jiangxi province, July 31, 2011.



A cormorant catches a fish in this file photo taken on May 20, 2006, from a river in Leping city, East China's Jiangxi province.



A cormorant stands on Wang Yousheng's boat before diving into the river to hunt fish, in Leping city, East China's Jiangxi province, July 31, 2011.

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