Kowloon Bay

A junk or 䑸 is a kind of Chinese sail boat. They have iconic horizontal slats in their battened sails, as opposed to the western styled Bermuda rig sails. With the sails typically in gold or red, to signify wealth and prosperity. There are multiple ways to cross the Kowloon harbour in Hong Kong. Theres the array of road bridges, or one of the worlds most efficient metro line, or even a good old fashion ferryboat. But the most interesting way to explore the bay is on a Junk. Junks have been around in China since the early 8th century BC and were used for almost all and any naval purpose. They were people carriers, transport boats, and even warships right up to the 18th century AD. Today though, the few junks you see in the harbour are mostly replicas that pay homage to history (and let’s face it, a really cool piece of tourism) with the exception of one. There is just one authentic Junk left in the habour still called the Duk Ling, and it still does daily tours and crossings to this day.