Member John Kwong, has told me about a
UNESCO heritage project taking place in China at present. It comes under the heading of 'Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks'. While, it would appear, that the focus of the project is on this invention, the end result is the building of, what looks to me, like a traditional Foochow trading junk. (No doubt there will be plenty of people to set me right on this.) There is a video and a series of photos, most of which are stills from the video. All very interesting.
The 'exquisite work' looks much as you'd expect from a builder of work boats, but I certainly enjoyed seeing the different processes. The narrator (and project) are concentrating on the watertight bulkhead and I suspect don't truly appreciate all the other wonderful concepts incorporated in a full-sized, traditional junk-rigged vessel. No worries - other people can and it would appear that there are strenuous efforts being made to preserve and revitalise the necessary skills and knowledge.