Junk (ship)
A junk is an ancient Chinese sailing vessel/ship design. It is still in use today. Junks were created during the Song Dynasty (960-1129)[1] They were used during the 2nd century. They were found throughout South East Asia and India. They were mostly found in China and most famously in Hong Kong.
Junk (ship) Media
Junks in Victoria Harbour Hong Kong, photograph c. 1880 by Lai Afong
A kai-sen of Ryukyu, 19th century
The Kangxi Emperor (r. 1654–1722) on a tour, seated prominently on the deck of a junk ship
Detail of a ship from Along the River During Qingming Festival, by Zhang Zeduan (1085–145)
A junk Sin Tong Heng and a lorcha Tek Hwa Seng in the Dutch East Indies (1936)
A modern junk in La Rochelle in 2009
References
- ↑ Crossley, Pamela Kyle, Daniel R. Headrick, Steven W. Hirsch, Lyman L. Johnson, and David Northrup. "Song Industries." The Earth and Its Peoples. By Richard W. Bulliet. 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 279-80. Print.