The Chinese Fishing Nets of Kochi

These nets are an ancient design which is still in use, and are apparently unique to this port area.

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March 22nd 2013
After our brief time in Alleppey floating down the backwaters of Kerala, we hopped a two hour bus to the city of Kochi, still in the province of Kerala, and stayed in Fort Kochi. Fort Kochi is the oldest port in India, and shares a history of settlement by a variety of invaders, Portuguese, Dutch, and English, all of whom have left their marks in the interesting architecture that still provides so ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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