The sea clears the way for you！Come to Penghu’s “Little Hong Kong” to witness the Moses Parting the Sea miracle and spend a day as a fisherman.

Reported and photographed by Cai Wenjun / Penghu

Have you seen Penghu in autumn? This fall, the Penghu National Scenic Area Administration launched the “2017 Penghu Autumn Madness Season” series of events, centered around various sports competitions, while also planning four local community mini-tours to allow travelers to explore the leisurely autumn and cultural scenery of Chrysanthemum Island. Among them, Beiliao Community, known as the “Little Hong Kong,” not only lets you experience a day as a fisherman but also lets you admire the “Moses Parting the Sea” spectacle.

▲ The iconic “Moses Parting the Sea” view in Beiliao Community, northern Penghu.

▲ Beiliao Fishing Port in northern Penghu.

1. Sustainable Fishing: “Longline Fishing”

Beiliao Community relies on fishing for its livelihood. To promote sustainable ocean use, fishermen adopt the “longline fishing” method, locally known as “fàng gǔn (放滚),” which catches only adult fish and avoids damaging coral and intertidal zones on the seabed due to tangled hooks.

▲ Longline fishing lines are coiled in bowls.

The longline fishing setup involves tying small and large iron hooks along a thin fishing line, coiled in bowls, with bait attached to the hooks. Once out at sea, the hooks are lowered one by one into the water. When fish bite, they’re reeled back in together. The main economic fish caught this way is called jiāwǎng yú (加网鱼).

▲ %When hauling in the catch, you must face the hooks toward you, and finally remove each one from the line.