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The Pirate Queen

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Fishing and Pirates in China

There were a whole floating city on the water, especially around canton or gwanjo. Fishermen in particular, find themselves at the bottom of the barrel. When fishing is poor, many will sail north to plunder and rob along the coast. One man engaged in such activity is junge. He frequents the flower boat where she plies her trade. Something draws them together, and they fall in love. Junge takes his new wife jungi sao from border town of jangping. But she will go on to eclipse him when he becomes a pirate himself.

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