JUNK
- CHINESSE - 1644
A junk is a Chinese sailboat design dating from ancient times
and still in use today. Junks were originally developed during
the Han Dynasty (220 BC–200 AD) and were used as ocean
going vessels as early as the 2nd century AD. They were further
evolved in the later dynasties, and were built and used throughout
Asia for extensive ocean voyages. They were found, and in
lesser numbers are still found, throughout South-East Asia
and India, but primarily in China, perhaps today most famously
in Hong Kong. Also, found more broadly, is a growing number
of modern recreational junk-rigged sailboats.
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