Traditional osprey fishing in Henan(1/6)

Fishermen catch fish with ospreys on Shaying River in Zhoukou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Juntao)

Ten fishing boats with 48 ospreys caught fish in a traditional method during the winter in Henan. It is an old tradition and faces a shortage of successors.

A fisherman catches fish with ospreys on Shaying river in Zhoukou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Juntao)

Ospreys stand on a fishing boat on Shaying River in Zhoukou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Juntao)

Fishermen catch fish with ospreys on Shaying River in Zhoukou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Juntao)

Fishermen catch fish with ospreys on Shaying River in Zhoukou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Juntao)

An osprey hunts fish on Shaying river in Zhoukou, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Juntao)