bbc纪录片：【BBC美丽中国】潮涌海岸 46

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For more than 2,000 years, coastal trade in China has depended on a remarkable and pioneering type of ship, known to us as the junk. This working vessel follows a general design that's been in use in Fujian for at least 600 years. Its bows take the form of a beak, with two large painted eyes evoking the traditional seafarers' belief that the bird's image would help sailors return safely, like the migrants that return each spring and autumn.两千多年来，中国的沿海贸易主要依靠于一种具有开创性卓越性能的船，我们称之为舢板。这艘船所用的的大众化设计在福建已经使用了600多年，船首是画上了两只大眼睛的鸟喙造型。古代的航员们相信鸟的形象可以使海员们平安归来，就像每年春秋回来的候鸟一样。