Hong Kong sampans. Sampans by docks in a suburb of Hong Kong. Sampans are flat-bottomed wooden boats traditionally used in China and areas of South-Ea

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Hong Kong sampans. Sampans by docks in a suburb of Hong Kong. Sampans are flat-bottomed wooden boats traditionally used in China and areas of South-East Asia. Another type of traditional boat, junks, are seen in the background. This photograph dates from between 1890 and 1923, during the period when Hong Kong was a British Crown Colony.

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