Chinese retiree becomes model ship master

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In the last five years, Zhao Jinlong, 65, has made 17 wooden models of famous ships by hand, including the Mayflower, HMS Victory, the Swedish ship Gotheborg and the Russian ship Ingermanland. Zhao was a carpenter in a metal foundry in Jilin city of Northeast China's Jilin province. Zhao bought boat drawings online and from friends, most of them written in English. Zhao's meticulous work has drawn interested buyers. He was offered 27,500 yuan ($4,166) for a 1.5-meter-long model of HMS Victory, the famed British naval ship. [Photo/VCG]

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