Experts' Choice Award Chinese Fishing Nets
What the experts agree on
Iconic cantilevered nets looming over Fort Kochi's waterfront, these ancient trade relics from Kublai Khan's era are Kerala's most photographed landmark. Fresh seafood stalls nearby offer authentic catches throughout the day.
“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." Full review
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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 "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." Full review
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." Full review
Independent "Start at the Chinese fishing nets, so-called because this form of fishing was introduced by the Chinese in the 14th century. Be there at high tide when the huge nets are released into the..."
