古今长江三峡舟楫的主要类型和支流特色船

三峡地区的先民们早在远古时代便在沿江定居,生息繁衍。正是他们开始了长江上最原始的航行,写下三峡航运最初的篇章。从某种意义上说,三峡就是一个古今舟楫的自然博物馆,各个不同时代都有它的主要船型和独特功用。各支流上还活跃着各种各样的船只,这些船只不仅种类繁多,而且在造型上独具风格,功用上各有所长。

The Main Types of Boats and Ships in Ancient and Present Three Gorges Region and the Typical Boats on Branch Rivers

People in Three Gorges region began to settle along the river since ancient time.Their ancesters began to sail primitively over the river and wrote down the first chapter of Three Gorges navigation.To a certain degree,the Three Gorges region is a natural museum of boats and ships home and abroad.At different periods,there were main types of boats and ships and their functions.On branch rivers,there were also different kinds of boats with various moulds and functions.