Dali osprey because of the fishermen domesticated, is trained into the most humane osprey, under the guidance of the owner's beautiful singing, the scientific name of the osprey cormorant, originally a wild bird, after the fishermen domesticated to become a good fisherman. China Net Photo Gallery Jia Yunlong/Photo
The fishing skills of the osprey in Dali, Yunnan Province, have been included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Yunnan Province. Polo Tao is an ancient fishing village with thousands of years of history and culture in Xizhou Ancient Town, and is the birthplace and inheritance of osprey culture.
Legend has it that a long time ago, a phoenix was going to Deng Chuan to plague the people, and when passing through Shangguan Village, he was seen by Guanyin Bodhisattva, who was rescued and rescued, so Guanyin pressed a big mountain towards the phoenix. Only the tail of the phoenix is revealed, so it is called the phoenix peninsula. ShangguanCun is located at the foot of Yunnong Peak, the first peak of Cangshan Mountain, and its geographical environment is very superior. At present, there are 756 villagers, the population of more than 3250 people, 85% are Bai indigenous residents, so It is said that Polo Tao is the cradle of Bai culture, Fengwei carries thousands of years of Bai cultural heritage, when you come to this place, Cang'er scenery can be seen, the water and sky are colorful, the blue waves are thousands of acres, the gulls and ducks are gathered, only suspected to be heaven and earth.
Dali osprey because of the fishermen domesticated, is trained into the most humane osprey, under the guidance of the owner's beautiful singing, the scientific name of the osprey cormorant, originally a wild bird, after the fishermen domesticated to become a good fisherman. Dali Bai fishermen continue to grope in the perennial domestication, select the best and eliminate the inferior, and accumulate a complete set of fine breed mating, hatching, eagle breeding, and eagle training techniques. Erhai ospreys accompany fishermen endlessly, and fishermen are proud of their domesticated ospreys. After the death of a good osprey due to fighting with a big fish or other reasons, fishermen often set up a monument to bury it to express their owner's gratitude and thoughts for it. Bai fishermen are famous for raising ospreys, and fishermen in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan and other places have come to Dali to buy ospreys. Once, a foreign envoy in China visited Dali and had the privilege of visiting osprey fishing. The exquisite skills of the osprey, the harmonious cooperation between man and the osprey, opened the eyes of the envoys. Later, fishermen were invited to cross to Japan, and the Erhai Osprey competed with the Japanese Osprey. Erhai osprey catches a lot of fish, and after the osprey catches the fish, it will take the initiative to lean on the boat and hand over the prey to the owner.
With the rapid development of the economy and the rapid development of fishing tools, osprey fishing is no longer the only option for fishermen to maintain their livelihoods, and osprey farming is no longer of interest. According to statistics, the osprey farmers in Shacun increased from 72 households in the early 1980s, a total of 1574 ospreys, to the end of the 1990s, there were 30 osprey farmers left, and by 2007, there were only 9 households in the village, and there were less than 100 ospreys. Osprey fishing is dying. This set of extremely precious eagle taming techniques is still in the oral tradition taught by the eagle tamers for generations, and no written record has been formed. For thousands of years, fishermen and ospreys have lived side by side in the Erhai Sea, forming a natural picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
The osprey, whose scientific name is cormorant, is a wild bird that has been domesticated by fishermen and became a good fisherman. China Net Photo Library Jia Yunlong /Photo
For thousands of years, fishermen and ospreys have lived side by side in the Erhai Sea, forming a natural picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. China Net Photo Library Jia Yunlong /Photo
After catching a fish, the osprey will take the initiative to lean on the boat and give the prey to the owner. China Net Photo Library Jia Yunlong /Photo