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The flying fish hunters of China's past

Updated: 2011-08-01 14:32

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The flying fish hunters of China's past

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. [Photo/Xinhua]


The flying fish hunters of China's past

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. [Photo/Xinhua]

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