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	Chronology of Asian maritime history
		By the time of the Nanyue kingdom (203-111 BCE), Guangzhou was an established trade centre.
		Qin dynasty [221-207 BCE]: A shipyard site found at Zhongshansilu in Guangzhou, with Qin coins among the artefacts, is estimated to have built ships carrying 25-30 tons.
		Tang Zhiba, 'The influence of the sail on the development of the ancient navy', p.61 - citing Ban Gu, 'Han Shu' ('History of the Han dynasty'), the life of Emperor Wudi [in Chinese, East Han dynasty].
	www.maritimeasia.ws /topic/chronology.html (14123 words)

	Laputan Logic
		I'm wondering whether we need to establish a new stand-alone category of Darwin Award just for ancient Chinese monarchs...
		Zhao Mei, known as "the King of Nanyue (South China)", may have been a victim of his own "pills of immortality." The king may have died after taking the elixir of life he tried to make more than 2,000 years ago, senior archaeologists said Monday.
		Archaeologists found many "pills of immortality" inside Zhao's tomb yesterday in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province, after they dug out the ancient tomb for archaeological studies
	www.laputanlogic.com /articles/2003/12 (1619 words)

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