London, UK. 15th June 2012. Crew prepare the Huan Tian, a rare Chinese Junk. for a sail on the Thames. Photo credit:Graham M. Lawrence/Alamy News.

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A five man crew of fishermen have flown in to sail a Chinese Junk ship Huan Tian on the Thames today. She was due to sail at The Jubilee Flotilla on June 5th 2012 after a five month trip from Hong Kong on a carrier, but was held up by traffic in Suez. It is the first of its kind to sail on the Thames since The Great Exhibition in 1851.

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Size: 5250px × 3487px
Location: River Thames, London, UK.
Photo credit: © Graham M. Lawrence / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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