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Junk (ship)

A junk (Chinese: 䑸; pinyin: zōng) is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads, and a flat-bottomed design. They are also characteristically built using iron nails and clamps. The term applies to many types of small coastal or river ships, usually serving as cargo ships, pleasure…

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Junk (ship)

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ships chinese century junk junks ship song china also large ce trade southeast dynasty sails vessels great built used asian

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Taiwaninstance ofChinese ships in the ancient era crossed the East China Sea and visited regions0.80text
Koreainstance ofChinese ships in the ancient era crossed the East China Sea and visited regions0.80text
and Japaninstance ofChinese ships in the ancient era crossed the East China Sea and visited regions0.80text

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