The most humble work boat of all.
These boats are stationed around the harbour. The crew have a net on a pole and fish the garbage out of the water.
The design of the boats is like a traditional small junk, but without sail. It is possible that they are old converted junks.
The paintwork/decoration is very traditional. At the front is the a representation of a sea god, for protection.
Fishermen across the globe are often superstitious. The Chinese people by nature are extremely superstitious.
For example all Chinese in the South of China are careful about how they eat their fish at the table. The whole fish will arrive on the plate. They will eat the meat off one side of the fish. Then they will carefully lift the skeleton off the fish (without flipping it) and finally eat the fish remaining on the plate. They will not simply turn the fish over to get to the meat on the other side. They believe that everytime someone does this, a fishing boat will turn over somewhere. This tradition is not just among the fishing communities, it is in the general population.