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What kind of boat is the elephant fishing supply?

"Gong Xiangyu" is a traditional fishing boat type in China, also known as "fishing boat", which is mainly distributed in coastal areas such as Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. This is a wooden sloop, made of cowhide and boards. It is usually small in size and simple in equipment, but it is very suitable for daily offshore fishing in shallow seas and bays. The appearance of elephant fishing boat has remarkable characteristics: the bottom of the boat is flat, the side of the boat is inclined upward, the shape is simple, and the whole boat is oval. The hull is equipped with sails, which can be driven by wind or equipped with simple fishing tools such as shovels. Because of its small size and high flexibility, it needs fewer passengers, and generally only needs 2-4 people to operate. At present, due to the shortage of fish resources and the adjustment of fishery policy, the number of elephant fishing boats has begun to decrease. However, as one of the representatives of traditional fishing boats in China, its modeling and design ideas have had an important impact on the development of modern ships and marine culture to some extent.