A Fisherman Carries Cormorant For Fishing In China

Fisherman Luo Laiyin carries his two cormorants with his motorcycle on the way to the fishing area in Mount Longhu scenic spot in Guixi City, east China’s Jiangxi Province on Aug. 30, 2012. Some fishermen here still inherit the tradition of cormorant fishing, a traditional fishing method in which fishermen use trained cormorants to fish in rivers.

Fisherman Luo Laiyin pinches throat of a cormorant to force the bird to spit caught fish up on a floating raft in Mount Longhu scenic spot in Guixi City, east China’s Jiangxi Province on Aug. 30, 2012. <Xinhua=Hu Chenhuan>

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