Junk in Chinese is a phonetic work for ‘Joong’ which means a ship. These multi-masts sailing ships were first created by the Chinese around 200 AD. And the world was very close to witnessing the world's largest Chinese Junk ship-cum-luxury hotel Alanzo I, which became a casualty of the global financial recession. Being built at Nagla Bunder, ten kilometers from Thane, the $11,720,995 luxury on sea was set to be a 162 feet long and 33 feet wide timber ship, to cruise Dubai at a six nautical miles per hour.
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