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Chinese Fishing Nets After a massive
flood created its sheltering harbor in the 14th century, Kochi (long known
as Cochin) quickly became a thriving port city. Chinese traders from the
court of Kublai Khan filled their ships with black pepper, cardamom,
cinnamon, and cloves carried down from the lush hills nearby. These
fishing nets, identical to those once used in China, are still lowered
every morning and afternoon all along the quiet backwaters in India's
narrow western state of Kerala. Though counter-balanced with knotted
bundles of rocks, these large nets still require several strong men to
raise the day's catch.
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