China trip – 23. Urban fishing Shanghai style

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This young man’s determined to go fishing in a banned place got everyone’s attention….

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Soon dozens of people are watching….

This is some kind of water filtration plant.   Signs and spikes don’t put him off.  Nor that the water isn’t a very nice colour.

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We are in the financial heart of Shanghai, with different shaped high blocks of offices around everywhere.

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….Success!   the young man got his fish using a strange looking small harpoon gun with a length of nylon wire.

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Meanwhile, ordinary fishing takes place, with wide nets across the canals just around the corner of Shanghai.

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