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Women do the dirty work of harvesting the oysters.

Author: Michael Yamashita

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

Photo size: 21.0 Mpixels (60 MB uncompressed) - 5505x3810 pixels (18.4x12.7 in / 46.6x32.3 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Zheng He book, page 102-103, China, Xiamen, oyster, oyster harvest

Aquaculture in China, here in Maluan Bay, was described by Marco Polo in the 13th century.

Women do the dirty work of harvesting the oysters.

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