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A Brief History of Chinese Navigation

As early as in the Neolithic Age about 7,000 years ago, the ancestors of Chinese people were already able to conduct sea voyages with their primitive floating tools -- canoes and rafts and rough navigation knowledge, which shows that China, alongside those Mediterranean countries, is the cradle of global maritime culture...

Ancient Shipbuilding

· Typical Models of Ancient Chinese Junks

· Famous Ships in Ancient China

· Shipbuilding in Ancient China

Shipbuilding Inventions

· The Sail

· The Stern Rudder

· The Scull

· The Paddle Wheel Ship

· The Watertight Cabin

· The Keel Framework

Navigation Inventions

· The Marine Compass

· Mileage Plotting Method

· Zhen Lu (Needle Path)

· Celestial Navigation Technology

· Application of Other Navigation Knowledge

Marine Events

· Xu Fu's Sailing to Japan

· The Marine Silk Road

· Jian Zhen's Travel to Japan

· Envoy of Peace - Zheng He's Great Voyages

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