Traces of early Chinese visitors to Muziris can still be found in its different form across the Muziris belt, the modern day Kodungallur to Kochi region.
Known as "Cheenavala" in local language Malayalam, The Chinese fishing nets as seen from Chathanad near North Paravur and Vypin island as seen on the horizon. The fishing technique first introduced by Chinese traders during the glory days is still being practiced throughout the Kochi Muziris belt although the catch is limited. They remain as an evident mark of this region's history.
The Chinese star lantern illuminates Christmas celebrations through out the Kochi Muziris region. The picture taken from St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian church at North Paravur where the mortal remains of the Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem - St. Gregorios Abdul' Galeel is entombed.
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