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Fishing activities in China first appeared in the Paleolithic Age of primitive society, and it has a history of thousands of years. The bone fishhook unearthed in Banpo, Xi, Shaanxi Province is about 6000 years ago, which is the earliest fishing cultural relic found in China.
In addition, many fishhooks were found in Neolithic cultures all over the country, such as Dawenkou Cultural Site, Ning 'an Site in Heilongjiang Province, Dacheng Mountain Site in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, Ashan Site in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, etc.
At this time, the fishhooks are mainly divided into barb type and non-barb type. It can be seen that the fishing activities in freshwater waters in inland areas were not only very common at that time, but also had a high technical level.
The exact written record of fishing activities can be found in the book of poems more than 2000 years ago. People have been fishing in the river.
Fishing, as a recreational activity, appeared as early as the pre-Qin period. In the ancient documents in the pre-Qin period, most of the records about fishing were from the perspective of culture and entertainment.
Liezi, for example, records why Zhan talked about the way of governing the country and keeping the country safe for fishing, and Kong Kangzhi records Zisi talking with fishermen during Wei Dynasty, saying that he could not be greedy for money and so on. However, according to the literature, Jiang Taigong's fishing was first promoted as an recreational fishing activity.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia? Fishing with hooks and lines