A rising tide lifts all boats, but in a surprising twist, ascending sea levels launched a flotilla of rafts or canoes on voyages from China to Taiwan around 5,000 years ago, a new study suggests.
SHOOT RIDERS Coastal residents of southeastern China navigate waterways today on bamboo rafts such as this one.
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