History of Longjiang Shipyard

Author: Li Zhaoxiang
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: The Jianglong Shipyard in Nanjing was the earliest and largest government-run shipyard in the Ming Dynasty, specializing in the construction of large vessels. Many of the ships used by Zheng He's seven voyages to the Western Ocean were built at this shipyard. Regarding the history of this shipyard, this book is the only historical record available today. The book is divided into eight volumes, providing a detailed account of the shipyard's history, scale, capabilities, craftsmanship, technology, as well as the management philosophy, systems, and regulations of government-run shipyards. As a specialized monograph, it pioneers the genre of documenting shipbuilding industries in China and contributes to the deeper development of Chinese historical records.