Amazing Images: An Abandoned Fishing Village on Gouqi Island, China
Gouqi Island belongs to a group of nearly 400 islands known as
Shengsi Islands, and form a part of the Zhoushan Archipelago, located
outside of Hangzhou Bay. It is the largest archipelago of China.
Traditionally Zhoushan had relied heavily on its primary industry, which
is fishing, given Zhoushan is the largest fishery in China. Nowadays
with the development of the secondary and tertiary industries,
Zhoushan's economic base has been largely diversified. Ship building and
repairing, shipping, light industry, tourism and service industry grow
to be the major contributors of local economic output. Consequently,
many fishing villages have today become abandoned. Some of the best
preserved villages are located in Gouqi Island.
The Shengsi
Islands are a popular tourist destination and is still an important
fishery area that attracts more than 100,000 fishermen every winter.
An abandoned fishing village in Gouqi Island, slowly taken over by nature. Photo credit
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An abandoned fishing village in Gouqi Island, slowly taken over by nature. Photo credit
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Sources: Wikipedia