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The catch is so paltry that chopsticks are used to pick out the edible fish.

Meizhou Island, China

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 22.2 Mpixels (63.4 MB uncompressed) - 5816x3810 pixels (19.4x12.7 in / 49.2x32.3 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Zheng He book, page 106-107, chopsticks, fish, fishermen, China Sea, Meizhou Island

At sunrise on the China Sea, off Meizhou Island, fishermen bring their catches to market.

The catch is so paltry that chopsticks are used to pick out the edible fish.

Zheng he recruited thousands from this area long the coasts of Guangdong, Zhejiang and Fujan to build and sail the ships of t...