A wooden Chinese junk with traditional red sails catches the wind that powers the unique vessel into port at Singapore. The curved sails are reinforced with spines of bamboo that make them stabile and less like to fray in windy conditions. The reddish-brown color of classic junk sails is a result of dipping them in tannins extracted from the bark of oak trees. This “tanbark” stains the sails their characteristic color and protects them from the elements. Once widespread in the Orient as cargo boats, a few have been modernized to carry tourists on brief sightseeing excursions around the harbor.
A wooden Chinese junk with traditional red sails catches the wind that powers the unique vessel into port at Singapore. The curved sails are reinforced with spines of bamboo that make them stabile and less like to fray in windy conditions. The reddish-brown color of classic junk sails is a result of dipping them in tannins extracted from the bark of oak trees. This “tanbark” stains the sails their characteristic color and protects them from the elements. Once widespread in the Orient as cargo boats, a few have been modernized to carry tourists on brief sightseeing excursions around the harbor in Hong Kong and other waterfront destinations. Historical photograph.
Size: 4500px × 3113px
Location: Singapore Strait, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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