Yangshuo Local Custom Tips by nepalgoods

Cormorants

In Southern China fishing with the help of cormorants is quite popular. In Yangshuo most of the fishermen now show their bird to the tourists, earning some money, when the tourists take their photos.

Since ancient times in China, cormorants have been tamed and trained to catch and bring back fish to their owners. Training starts when the young birds are fully grown and feathered. One is tied by a string to a stake at the water's edge. At a whistle signal it is pushed into the water and tossed a bit of fish. Then, after a different whistle, it is pulled back and rewarded again. As soon as the bird gets the idea, live fish is used. Then it is graduated to a boat or raft and a string tied around its neck so that it cannot swallow the fish it caught.

Funeral

I had the oppurtunity so watch a funeral procession going on just beneath my window!

Chinese people consider watching a funeral as bad luck. I did not experience any bad luck after I had seen this funeral parade.

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