Chinese Fishing Nets
4 expert reviews
“Fresh seafood is available, many times a day, at any of multiple food stalls behind the Chinese Fishing Nets, run by enthusiastic fishing folk, some of them in aprons.”
– Fodor's
Fodor's
"The precarious-looking bamboo and wood structures hovering like cranes over the waterfront are Kochi's famous Chinese fishing nets."
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i
There's lots going on at the square—cooking, hawking, gaping (by tourists)—and don't miss the artistically decked-out tree in the center with tiger face, clowns, and fish painted on it.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The unofficial emblems of Kerala’s backwaters, and perhaps the most photographed, are the half dozen or so giant cantilevered Chinese fishing nets on Fort Kochi's northeastern shore."
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Frommer's
"Said to have been introduced by traders from the court of Kublai Khan, these cantilevered nets, set up on teak and bamboo poles, are physical remnants of Fort Kochi's ancient trade with the Far East."
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