Craftsmanship and ancient wisdom at their finest in a dragon boat

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Even today's million-dollar luxury yachts pale in comparison to this beauty modeled on a boat from almost 1,000 years ago. The interlocking brackets, known in Chinese as dou gong, form a remarkable structural element of this mansion-on-a-boat. Gazing at this majestic dragon boat, CGTN host Julian Waghann couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to appreciate the moonlight from its decks during the Mid-Autumn Festival.