Excerpt from The Fisheries of ChinaNo doubt there is much superiority in scientific and practical interest, as distinguished from the element of popular attraction, in the contributions from the United Kingdom, the United States and'canada, and the Scandi navian and other countries, as compared with China, but the chief points of interest and instruction in the Chinese contribution consist in the types and models, the nets and other implements of distant antiquity, preserved and used to the present day, and shown to be adaptable 'with the latest resources and developments of science and practical sagacity in relation to the subject matters of the Exhibition.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.