Zheng He shipyard remains at Nanjing
- Date of account
- 1990s–2000s archaeological investigations
- Location
- Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Nanjing treasure-shipyard remains, including the large rudder stock publicized in the 2000s, were connected in popular and scholarly discussion with the Ming maritime expeditions of Zheng He. The site matters for comparing documentary history, shipbuilding infrastructure and archaeological evidence for large vessels. The surviving remains can illuminate timber dimensions and shipyard organization, but they do not automatically verify every later reconstruction of ‘treasure ships’ or their dimensions. Dating, function and the relation to the documented Longjiang yard require careful source criticism.
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