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一 | (ECNS) -- Around 27,000 fishing boats from south China’s Hainan Province began heading out to sea Sunday after a three-and-a-half-month seasonal fishing moratorium in the South China Sea ended at noon. At Tanmen Port in Qionghai, traditional music and dance from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia were performed alongside Chinese intangible cultural heritage acts. Performers and local fishermen later paraded along the waterfront to see off the departing boats. Hundreds of fishing vessels also left Wulian Fishing Port in Lingao County shortly after noon. Meteorological authorities forecast stronger winds and waves in the South China Sea from Tuesday, with the possibility of a typhoon forming. The China Maritime Search and Rescue Center and the National Meteorological Center urged vessels, offshore facilities and personnel to take precautions. (By Intern Yang Hongran, Zhang Dongfang) 。 （ECNS） -- A 4,285-meter canal carved into a karst cliff in southwest China’s Chongqing has become a social media sensation, attracting photographers and hikers to Qianjin village in Wulong district. Nearly 1,000 meters of the canal runs flush against a precipice hundreds of meters high, with spring water still trickling through its channels. Villagers began hacking the waterway out of solid rock in 1999 using chisels and hammers, completing it three years later to bring water and electricity to mountain communities. From lifeline to hiking destination As modern irrigation improved, the canal’s role faded, but its dramatic setting has turned it into a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts. "The trickling sound of spring water runs on one side and a green canyon on the other. It was well worth the trip," said Liu Zhengchun, a hiking enthusiast from Chongqing, who came with friends after watching videos shared by bloggers on social media. He noted that the narrowest section of the canal is barely wide enough for one person to pass by bending forward, and that the chisel marks left by the builders remain clearly visible on the rock face. A waterfall near a hydropower station along the route has also become a highlight. Builder-turned-guardian Builder Li Wufeng, now in his 60s, continues to maintain the canal and volunteers as a safety monitor as visitor numbers grow. "In the past, I was basically the only person walking on the canal," Li said. "Now more and more young people come to explore, hike and take photos. On peak days, I can run into more than 200 visitors." Local government eyes tourism development As the site's popularity grows, authorities are paying increasing attention to outdoor safety and ecological protection. Local officials are planning a loop-shaped scenic area that integrates sightseeing, experiential activities and leisure, with supporting facilities including a parking structure, a visitor center, cliffside plank roads and a glass observation deck. The goal is to give the cliffside canal, once a hard-won lifeline for a mountain village, a renewed purpose in the era of cultural tourism. 。