Chinese ship technology and the 66-yard high Buddha
Curious; I know this time period is one of the highlights of Chinese history (and should make the West revisit what it means by the "Dark Ages") but does anyone know if their ships were quite that advanced yet? Always thought those big ships came about the mid-second millennium. And I hope the Tangs had a good harbormaster given the volume of traffic we saw there. But it did make for a pretty scene.
And, that Buddha--a lot taller than 200 feet, no?