Only in China

[Randy W]

in the WSJ

 

Karmic Battle Takes Place on Shanghai River

 

Buddhists perform a ritual called fangsheng, or ‘life release,’ where they purchase sea creatures from markets and return them to the water. But fishermen sometimes show up with nets to nab the newly freed

 

 

But the huge quantities released in Shanghai also cost money—a multi-ton release can set fangshengers back more than $20,000.

So you can imagine how the Buddhists reacted a few years back when weekend fishermen began hovering nearby with nets affixed to long poles or hidden underwater to catch the liberated animals and sell them back to the markets or fry them up for dinner.

 

 

[MikeandRong]

Here is a 2 minute video of the fish they are releasing along with a net they snagged and removed ahead of the release.

 

http://www.wsj.com/video/buddhists-and-fishermen-face-off-in-china/B28FBB14-49F6-4EC4-9A19-516221A2710E.html