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Tag Archives: Free China

Update: The Junk Free China on Her Way Back to Taiwan

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Rick SpilmanApril 25, 2012

In December, 2008, we posted about “A Junk at Risk.” The Free China, a historic century-old Fujian sailing junk, was on the verge of being scrapped. The junk made international headlines in 1955 when an inexperienced crew of five Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Dione Chen, Free China

A Junk at Risk

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Rick SpilmanDecember 3, 2008

From Dione Chen writing in the Museum of Underwater Archeology site: “The Free China is a historic century-old Chinese sailing vessel on the verge of extinction.  An authentic Fujian junk used during the first half of the 20th century to … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Free China, junk, Museum of Underwater Archeology
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