All in a day's work for Fujian's 'fishing models'

Photo tourism is prompting a surge in business in East China's Beiqi village

At 5 am, Jiang Lianshui, a 67-year-old fisherman from Beiqi village, Xiapu county, Fujian province, rushes to the pier with his companion. Fishing nets in hand, he skillfully puts on waterproof clothing and straps a basket to his back. Only the moonlight accompanies them as they approach the beach.

Instead of going fishing, they work as models for photography lovers, calling themselves "fishing models". A group of photographers armed with long-range lenses are patiently waiting on a viewing platform. Jiang and his companion begin their performance of traditional fishing. From shallow to deep water, from the beach to the quagmire, the two row for an hour.