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Though Marco Polo made special note of this impressive lake — “… in which are found great quantities of the best fish in the world…” — he failed to mention the centuries-old tradition of cormorant fishing, still practiced today. Erhai Lake
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 66.6 Mpixels (191 MB uncompressed) - 9994x6663 pixels (33.3x22.2 in / 84.6x56.4 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: birds, boat, clouds, cormorant fishing, cormorants, Erhai Lake, exterior, female, fish, fishing, float, floating, fly, flying, lake, landscape, male, man, Marco Polo Book, mountains, outside, paddle, page 330-331, people, Silk Road, water, white, wings, woman, Yunnan
Published in: The Silk Road Journey