Cormorant fishing is a traditional fishing technique in which fishermen use trained cormorants to catch fish in rivers. Historically, cormorant fishing has taken place in China and Japan, [1] as well as Greece, North Macedonia, and briefly, England and France.

2021年7月14日 · The sight of local fishermen, birds diving for fish in hidden streams and river valleys, would only have added to this captivating scene. These images, likely through the reports of missionaries that traversed China throughout much of the Middle Ages, spread to Europe and soon enough cormorant fishing became a proclivity of the European elite.

2023年6月23日 · Today, we embark on a journey back in time to discover the captivating history of the cormorant fishermen of Yangshuo. Prepare to be transported to an era where man and bird joined forces to conquer the rivers and leave an indelible mark on this picturesque corner of …

2021年4月4日 · The Chinese cormorant fisherman let his birds roam free, but with a ring around their throats to prevent them from swallowing larger fish. To keep the bird down by the mouth, the Chinese fisherman will place a pole in the water below the cormorant.

2020年10月9日 · Contrary to the Chinese practices, the fishermen of Gifu are seldom solitary. Instead, their nimble 13-meter (42.65 ft.) boats – known as ubune (鵜舟) – will hold three crewmen: the master fisherman at the front, the central rower nakanori (中乗り), and the rower at the back, the tomonori (艫乗り).

2013年7月15日 · For thousands of years, fishermen have used trained cormorants to fish the rivers and lakes of China. The process is simple: The fisherman first ties a snare near the base of the bird's throat,...

2017年12月19日 · A year ago, I read an article about old fishermen who caught fish by using cormorants on the Li river (Lijiang) with a miraculous picture of sunset. And today, my fellow traveler and I are going to China to witness this spectacular way of fishing that has existed for over 1,300 years.

2024年2月15日 · T wo Chinese fishermen drowned off the coast of Kinmen, a group of islands that sit just six miles from mainland China, after being chased by Taiwanese maritime forces on Wednesday—marking...

Many Chinese scholar-officials refused to serve the conquerors. Instead, they retreated into private life, away from the mainstream of society. As retirement and reclusion were favored by the Chinese officials, paintings on the subject of fishermen became a popular trend at the time.

2024年6月14日 · The documentary records how Chinese fishermen risked their lives to save British prisoners of war on a Japanese cargo ship – the Lisbon Maru – after it was sunk by a torpedo from an American submarine off Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province in 1942.