Chinese Junk by Traditional at GreatBuildings

Architect

Traditional

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Location

China

Building Type

houseboat

Construction System

timber, wood frame, and wood siding

Climate

mild, marine

Context

floating on water, urban waterfront

Style

Chinese Vernacular

Notes

Traditional watercraft for drayage, marketing, and dwelling.

Images

Painting of traditional Chinese boat and fishing village. Not a junk, but similar hull type and construction. (Untitled, by Henry Cleenewerk, dated 1879 to 1903, in the Oakland Museum)

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Photo, traditional Chinese boats of junk type at anchor in Hong Kong bay, with modern skyscrapers behind at ArchitectureWeek

Available on The GBC CD-ROM. Contributions appreciated

Drawings

Plan Drawing

Section Drawing

Resources

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Sources on Chinese Junk

G.R.G. Worcester. The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze. Shanghai: Order of the Inspector General of Customs, 1947. VM101.W62. exterior photo of details, plate 22, p79. drawing of plan, plate 38. drawing of longitudinal section, plate 38. drawing of cross section, plate 39. exterior photo from river, plate 19, p74.

Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com

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Links on Chinese Junk

Chinese Junks — Daniel K. Hoe's site, illustrating his two contemporary junks based in Hawaii

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Chinese Junk at Archiplanet — Find, add, and edit info at the all-buildings collaboration

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