Asia Album: Fishermen's daily life in Negombo, Sri Lanka-Xinhua

Asia Album: Fishermen's daily life in Negombo, Sri Lanka

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Editor: huaxia

2025-03-28 10:30:17

Fishermen unload tunas from a fishing trawler in Negombo, Sri Lanka, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Fishermen have been maintaining a traditional lifestyle of catching, drying, and selling fish for hundreds of years in Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Negombo, located on the west coast of Sri Lanka, is a peaceful coastal town with adorable white sandy beaches and turquoise water stretches. It is also one of the biggest open-air fishing villages and markets in the country.

Fishermen unload a tuna from a fishing trawler in Negombo, Sri Lanka, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Fishermen unload a tuna from a fishing trawler in Negombo, Sri Lanka, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Fishermen unload tunas from a fishing trawler in Negombo, Sri Lanka, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Fishermen dry salted fishes on a beach in Negombo, Sri Lanka, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 26, 2025 shows the fishing trawlers in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
A fisherman dries salted fishes on a beach in Negombo, Sri Lanka, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 26, 2025 shows dried fishes being arranged neatly on a beach in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)■

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