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[00:02.35]For more than 2,000 years,
[00:05.48]coastal trade in China has depended on a remarkable and pioneering type of ship,
[00:10.71]known to us as the junk.
[00:13.57]This working vessel follows a general design that's been in use in Fujian for at least 600 years.
[00:26.44]Its bows take the form of a beak, with two large painted eyes
[00:32.00]evoking the traditional seafarers' belief that the bird's image would help sailors return safely,
[00:39.02]like the migrants that return each spring and autumn.