Ancient Chinese Questions

Can anyone please direct me to sites with good information about the kinds of ships were in Ancient China? Particularly any merchant-like vessels they migt have had.

Another question I would like to know is if there were any ways they told time back then. I tried to find this out but couldn't find much other than they had a mechanical time-measuring clock of some sort?

Any info on both would be a great help for a fanfic I'm writing, particularly the first question.

Ancient China used the lunar calendar, along with seasonal charting for planting and harvesting.

If your having trouble finding information online, get up off your butt and go to the library. They will have everything you need there, I promise. Tell a librarian what you are looking for, and they will help you to find it.

I agree with Galatea. The chinese would have used Junks, large sailboats with big canvas sails. They wouldn't use sundails, because it's cloudy there a lot.
Encarta should have info on this stuff.

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Prosithion wrote:I agree with Galatea. The chinese would have used Junks, large sailboats with big canvas sails. They wouldn't use sundails, because it's cloudy there a lot.
Encarta should have info on this stuff.

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That's what I needed. Thanks. ^_^