1 / 5   Zhao Jinlong, a 65-year-old former carpenter from northeast China’s Jilin Province who lived beside the Songhua River in his childhood, is extremely fond of historical ships and studied how to build ship models around eight years ago. /Chinanews Photo

2 / 5   Zhao has hand made more than 10 model warships in the past few years based on real world-famous warship blueprints he collected, among which the biggest is the "HMS Victory" which is 1.5 meters long.  /Chinanews Photo

3 / 5   His first artwork, "Mayflower", which took him nearly a year to complete. /Chinanews Photo

4 / 5   In order to make his work meet the highest of standards, Zhao takes the materials as well as details seriously. /Chinanews Photo

5 / 5   The body of the warship was made with strictly selected red pine pieces, and all ancillaries on the ship - including the sails, ropes, anchors, masts, and lifeboats - were vividly recreated. /Chinanews Photo