Chinese Fishing Nets

In India: Kochi, Wednesday 2012 January 25

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January 25th 2012
A slower start today. We stopped at the fish market to admire the Chinese fishnets. Originally a design from China, a very large cantilever allows the fishermen to lower a fine mesh net into the harbour at tidal times, scooping up unwary fish. We walked a short distance to the historic [url=http://stfranciscsichur ... read more

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