Watch Chinese Junk Boat: The Princess Taiping Expedition
- 2011
- 25 min
The story of a junk replica named the Princess Taiping. This boat, modeled after an ancient Chinese junk from the Ming Dynasty, set out to prove that it was seaworthy enough to make a trans-Pacific ocean crossing and back again. From the building of the replica to sailing the high seas this program tells the proud story of the Princess Taiping and its tragic end just short of its destination.