Illustrated Catalog of Ancient Chinese Ships (Flat)

Author: Wang Guanzhuo
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: The achievements of China's shipbuilding industry are undoubtedly the result of political, economic, military, and cultural development, especially the development of productive forces, which provided a solid foundation for shipbuilding. As China's shipbuilding capabilities grew, the variety and number of ships increased, our understanding of nature deepened, and navigation experience accumulated, China's shipping, transportation, cultural exchange, and naval warfare techniques also made significant progress. Chinese history has several outstanding ship designers, as well as many experienced and skilled craftsmen who excelled in shipbuilding. Unfortunately, literature has not recorded their names or their accomplishments. We can only recall and cherish their remarkable achievements through unearthed ship relics and shipbuilding historical records. The noble qualities of wisdom, initiative, perseverance, and diligence possessed by our ancestors are enough to make later generations admire and respect them immensely. Ancient Chinese shipbuilding technology once achieved great success, leading the world in several aspects. Unearthed ancient Chinese ships and ship-related artifacts, as well as paintings and various ship illustrations from ancient books, are scattered across institutions in mainland China and Taiwan, with other countries also holding collections. Researcher Wang Guanzhuo from the Chinese History Museum has meticulously collected and organized, selecting over 600 pieces of artifacts and illustrations from around the world to compile The Illustrated Catalog of Ancient Chinese Ships. This book brings together various types of ancient Chinese ships in one volume, a sight unseen before. The author has also written Ancient Chinese Shipbuilding and Navigation as the main research, guiding the illustrations with text and complementing the text with illustrations, creating a magnificent picture of the development of ancient Chinese shipbuilding technology. This book is an invaluable reference for historians, cultural relic workers, researchers of the history of science and technology, educators, students, shipbuilders, and artists.