Li River Twilight Glow
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Li River Twilight Glow
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
The fishermen that live near by The Li River is a group with a long and painful history of migration, spanning over 35 generations and 1,000 years. They share a common ancestor within the ethnic group; this tribe wandered along the Li River for thousands of years and essentially lived on the water, making their boats their homes. In the past, the living conditions of these house boats was very poor. They were without electric power and water, and sustained themselves and their families catching fish in the river and selling most of it at the local markets. When walking or boating along the river, you may see fishing done in the traditional manner with their cormorant birds or with their fishing nets. Based on official statistics, there were around a thousand fishermen along the Li River in 1989, until 1998 when China established the “Open to the World” policy and many foreign companies settled in the Yangtze River Delta. Consequently a large number of employment opportunities emerged in this area and many Li River fishermen were employed.
For thousands of years the Li River fishermen lived by the water, their fishing rafts, and river boat songs that are so familiar to the Guilin people. Together with the Li River scenery it almost makes up a landscape painting. Most Li River fishermen go by the surname Wong, and it is said that the Wong people's ancestors came from the Zhuji port through the South China Sea, via Luoding to Guangxi Lingchuan, and the harbor at Mao Village in Guilin.
Cormorant fishing has been a traditional lifestyle for the fishermen of the Li River in the past. If you walking around Yangshuo by the riverside after sunset, you can see the fishermen gather here for fishing on cormorant-perched, gas-lit bamboo rafts. Nowadays most parts of the Li River do not allow fishing due to the renewal of Lijiang's sustainable development. Thus, fewer fishermen today live on fishing, and the cormorant fishing is mostly a show for tourists. The cormorants ar
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Comments (41)
James Hervat
Congratulations on first AND second place in the Rivers and Humans contest!! Wonderful photos of this mystic and beautiful place, beautiful lighting! Thank you also for the accompanying history. L/F
Hanne Lore Koehler
Congratulations, Inge, on your RIVERS AND HUMANS contest win with this magnificent capture and digital creativity! L/F
Fernando Sanz
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been SUPER featured in the “The magic hour of blue and gold photography” group! Please feel free to add it to the 'Featured Photographs And Thank You Thread' section (using the "embed" link on your image page) in the ‘Discussions’ link.
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on SHOWCASED PHOTOGRAPHER, in Pretty In Pink Blue or Purple, group!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L Congratulations on your beautiful moving Showcased Feature!
Femina Photo Art By Maggie
Inge, with great pleasure I advise you that you've been chosen as SHOWCASED PHOTOGRAPHER this week in Pretty in Pink Blue or Purple. The subject, color and composition are wonderful! I invite you to add it to the SHOWCASED PHOTOGRAPHER discussion groups thread. Thank you for submitting it. l/f
Gull G
💖💖💖“An art is a poem without words”💖💖💖 Congratulations on your recent sale of this amazing Work!💖💖💖
Neli Stoyanova
Amazing capture- great light! Voted in the contest Sailboats or Boats at Sunset! l/f/v
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 August: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (August 19, 2019)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 July: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You are also welcome to share your featured image on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247552766180931/ Thank you for your participation in the group! (July 23, 2019)