Traditional fishery production customs in Poyang Lake

Jiangxi
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Poyang Lake Traditional Fishery Production Customs (the first batch at the provincial level) Poyang County is located on the northeastern shore of Poyang Lake, with a lakeshore of more than 100 kilometers. There are 16 towns and villages located on the shore of Poyang Lake. The population of the lake area reaches 500,000, and the waters of Poyang Lake under the jurisdiction of Poyang cover more than 30,000 hectares. For thousands of years, the people of Poyang have lived by the lake, lived by the lake, worked in the lake, and eaten rice and fish. The people of the lake area not only follow the traditional fishing customs since ancient times, but also accumulate rich experience with production practice, and continuously transform and develop them. At the same time, according to the season, water nature, and region, a set of fishing production customs with strong Poyang regional characteristics, such as fishing songs, fishing proverbs, fishing drums, folk legends, etc., are summarized. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 100 kinds of traditional fishing production customs in Poyang and Poyang Lake. They belong to four categories: nets, hooks, foil traps, and miscellaneous specialties. In addition, there are fishing activities such as stacking the lake and opening the port; fishing and farming cultural activities such as fishing songs, fishing drums, fishing proverbs, fishing dances, and religious customs. These various fishing production customs have a long history and can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. In terms of their characteristics, most of them are family-style inheritance, regional inheritance and dissemination, especially in the region. For example, Guanyiqian Fishing Village, Wenlongwan Dengjia, Leting Wangjia in Poyang County have fishing gear and fishing customs that have been passed down from generation to generation and recorded in the family tree. These fishing customs shining with the light of wisdom are summarized by the people of Poyang from nature and passed down from generation to generation. It has gone through more than 3,000 years in the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. It is a profound culture written by the people of the lake area on this big lake.

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