A model of a six-masted junk in the lobby of the National Library of Singapore
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The compass was probably discovered by Taoist priests in Fujian as a by-product of geomancy
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Various ancient handwritten Chinese manuscripts by navigators from Quanzhou
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A Song Dynasty Cizhou ware bowl and a 19th century Qing Dynasty navigation compass
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A model of an ancient Chinese water compass using contemporary materials
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Chinese porcelain from the Tang Dynasty the Song Dynasty the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty
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The Tang Cargo or the Belitung Wreck was discovered in 1998 in the Java Sea near Sumatra
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Tang Dynasty China was already extensively trading with Arab countries along the maritime Silk Road
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The Song Dynasty saw the creation of the Bureau of Maritime Affairs and Chinas first permanent navy
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The Mongol Yuan Dynasty continued the Chinese practise of tribute and acting as suzerain
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A couple of Stoneware kendi dating from the Yuan Dynasty and produced at the Quanzhou kiln
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Trade between Imperial China and other countries was based on the concept of tribute
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