Chinese fishing nets, in use for the last 500 years and one of the tourist attractions in Kerala, are fast vanishing from the Kochi coastline as huge maintenance costs and poor catch is forcing ...

The Chinese fishing nets have not only been vital for the livelihood of local fishermen but have also become a symbol of Kochi's cultural identity. They have become iconic structures that attract ...

KOCHI: The huge cantilevered Chinese fishing nets, believed to have been introduced on the Kochi shores between 1350 and 1450 AD, have become a hallmark of Fort Kochi on the tourist map.

This could be a major reason for the hesitancy in issuing a licence," said Derrson Antony, Chinese Fishing Nets Owners Association. He stressed on the fact that fishing nets in Fort Kochi are ...

The Chinese government has submitted a proposal to Kochi corporation to renovate the Chinese fishing nets in Fort Kochi, a major tourist attraction in Kerala. Sources said the Chinese government ...

A ₹2.40 crore project to renovate 11 iconic Chinese fishing nets that adorn the historic Fort Kochi beach has hit another roadblock, even as the annual tourism season in Kerala is set to kick in ...

Kochi is a place full of beauty and culture you can visit any time of the year from hot summers to rainy days and cool ...

In this old spice-trading town of Fort Kochi, the row of "Chinese fishing nets" that hang off the shore are a celebrated sight, but the men who operate them say they now depend on tourists rather ...

London has the Big Ben. New York has the Statue of Liberty. Paris has Eiffel Tower. And, Kochi has its Chinese Fishing Nets. The iconic net, which serves as the symbol of the coas ...

My first memory of the Chinese fishing nets of Kochi is from my parent’s photo album. The photograph is still so vivid in my memory. My mother is standing in a blue dress, wind in her hair ...