For thousands of years, Li River fishermen have lived by the water, fishing raft and riverboat songs are so familiar to Guilin people; that constitutes the Li River scenery as a solid landscape painting. Cormorant fishing was a traditional way of life for Li River fishermen in the past. Nowadays, most of the Li River is not allowed to go fishing to renew Lijiang's sustainable development; fewer fishermen live on fishing. Cormorant fishing is primarily utilized as a tourist attraction and subject for photography, though arrangements must be made for viewing this distinctive fishing method.