Ancient Chinese Explorers Chinese Treasure Junks As this striking animation shows, China's 15th-century "treasure junks" would have dwarfed European vessels of the time. On China's China | Ancient Chinese Explorers Asia's Undersea Archeology | Date the Dish | Resources Transcript | Site Map | Sultan's Lost Treasure Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated January 2001