Strange sight of fishermen by ... cormorants

A fisherman and cormorants prepare for a night fishing trip on the Lijiang River, Guangxi Province, China.

When night falls, fishermen begin their fishing journey.

Instead of using nets or fishing rods, these fishermen use lanterns and cormorants.

Trained cormorants plunged into the water to catch.

Fishermen use a shield in the cormorant throat to prevent it from swallowing fish.

Light lamps help attract and shine for cormorants to catch fish.

Cormorant fishing is a tradition of 1,300 years old.