The Voyage Chasing the Sun: Göta Canal's Journey to China

Author: China Central Television Station, "Exploration. Discovery" Program
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: On October 2, 2005, the replica of the ancient Swedish sailing ship G?teborg set sail from Gothenburg Harbor, heading towards distant China. It was a romantic journey, as an ancient ship from over two hundred years ago was faithfully reconstructed. She would follow the same as the original and sail towards the land where the sun rises. It was an adventure, with her three masts fully set with sails, and her wooden, streamlined hull ready to face the and of the sea. It was a journey of friendship, as she would visit five countries across five continents before revisiting her old friend—China.
Two special correspondents from China Central Television Station, "Exploration. Discovery" Program, Deng Wu and Shen Guanghua, followed this voyage in its entirety. They recorded this romantic, thrilling, and interesting dream journey with vivid words and stunning photographs.
It was an adventure, as the replica of a Swedish wooden sailing ship from over two hundred years ago was faithfully reconstructed. Now, her masts were fully set with sails, ready to face the and of the 21st century. Could the 1,000-ton navigate safely through the,, loneliness, and even the threat of pirates targeting her wooden, streamlined hull?
It was a novel journey, as a group of young people from Sweden, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and China will take turns boarding the G?teborg as apprentice sailors. Can their modern knowledge and experience help them adapt to and handle this 18th-century?
It was a journey of friendship, as she will be loaded with Chinese porcelain and silk salvaged from her original mother ship. After stopping in five countries across five continents, she will sail towards her destination from over two hundred years ago—China.
It was a romantic journey, as she will follow the seasonal winds across the, chase the direct sunlight that has already moved south of the equator, round the Cape of Good Hope, and sail southeast until July 2006, when the G?teborg, with the sun hanging above her sails, arrives in Guangdong, China, on the Tropic of Cancer.
And it is precisely for this reason that we decided to name this book, which records every detail of the G?teborg's voyage, "The Journey of Chasing the Sun."