China Wish
The
goldfish hobby is never complete with a "pilgrimage"
to China - the motherland of the goldfish. In this
issue, we update on our club's excursion to China -
dubbed "China Wish"
where we visited the
China Aquaria 2006 and the farm tours in
Guangzhou and Fuzhou.
The tour took lots of
planning and was enjoyed with the company of our avid
hobbyist friends from Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong
Kong. It was an eye opening trip that enhanced our
admiration of the profound skills and wisdom of the Chinese
goldfish farmers. Today, modernization has moulded
China immensely, but traditional methods of goldfish
farming remains proven in this thousand-year old
goldfish hobby.
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Quality greenwater = quality fish |
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An
outstanding jumbo shinny scale oranda |
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Where
the best broadtail ryukins and orandas are kept
in Tung Hoi farm |
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Another farm's grooming ponds for its high grade
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Pet market in Guangzhou
Selecting fishes round up by the farmer
Braving rural terrains to reach the farms
Rare blue
ranchu with pompons
Sakura ryukins in holding pans
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