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Genglubu: Charting the South China Sea

9 Jul 2026, 00:00 GMT
Genglubu: Charting the South China Sea

Long before satellites, weather forecasts and digital charts, generations of Chinese sailors crossed the South China Sea – and sailed far beyond it – with little more than a compass and a handwritten manual known as the Genglubu.