TOUR ROUTE INSIDE SHIP

Enter on port side of ship Follow covered passageway forward to CEREMONIAL BUILDING

Enter CEREMONIAL BUILDING at Main Deck (This will be a Welcome Hall and a place to purchase and take tickets While waiting for time to start tour, customers may go to: 2nd floor to view exhibit of Zheng He's voyages, and 3rd floor Penthouse to have an unobstructed view of the Main deck below, sails, bow, Admiral's Bldg., etc.

At start of tour, follow guide down stairs from Main Deck to: MING THEATER on "D" Deck to view film on early Ming Period, Zhu Di, Zheng He exhibitions, etc.

(NOTE: Off Limits on "D" Deck is area that will hold modern generators, pumps, fuel, fresh water, air conditioning, etc.)

Follow stairs up to "C" Deck to start viewing the exhibit: In this space we will recreate Ming gifts, sailor quarters, food storage in huge jars, liquor storage and manufacture, the sailor mess area and kitchen.

Follow stairs up to "B" Deck Forward to view exhibit on: In this space we will recreate Ming weapons, the ship prison, ammo storage, matches and candles storage, recreation of the ship carpenter shop, sail making shop and blacksmith shop for making metal tools and weapons, plus we will recreate more up-scaled cabins for the Ming enlisted officers, their dining and kitchen facilities.

Follow stairs up to Main Deck Forward to view exhibit on: A modern engine winch, plus an exhibit on the development of the anchor and development of Chinese ships. (May place some type of bar/refreshment facility in this bow area.) Tour group will then proceed up one flight of stairs to the "Middle" Bow Deck and view the actual Baochaun anchors (2), winch, chain, plus sail storage area.

Proceed back down stairs to "Main" Deck and follow walkway across the open "Main" Deck (covered of rain), to covered passageway on starboard side of ship, past ADMIRAL'S BUILDING and past GUEST QUARTERS BUILDING to the "Main" Deck Stern Area:

View the rudder operation, plus a recreation of the Ming soldier quarters, their dining and kitchen facilities. We will also have in this area a MING ENTERTAINMENT AREA, where tour customers will view 'live' entertainment, such as dancing, music playing, acrobats, a puppet show, etc.

(NOTE: Off Limits on this "Main" Deck Stern Area are modern quarters for full time ship staff, company offices, etc.)

Follow covered passageway to GUEST QUARTERS BUILDING on the "Main" Deck to view: A recreation of rooms used by Ming envoys and ministers, which would include bedroom, bath, dining and kitchen areas.

(NOTE: Off Limits on Level 2 and Level 3 of the GUEST QUARTERS BUILDING are rooms and suites for tour sponsor guests, government officials, company officials, etc.)

Follow covered passageway forward to ADMIRAL'S BUILDING: Enter at "Main" Deck to view San Bao's office area, Follow stairs up to 2nd floor to view San Bao's living room, dining room and prayer mosque. Follow stairs up to 3rd floor to view San Bao's bedroom,bathroom, and rooms of his personal servants. Follow stairs up to 4th floor to view the Navigation Room and the Goddess Alter.

(NOTE: The Navigation Room exhibit will show how the Ming ships communicated with each other in five ways: by using lights (lanterns), pigeons (to carry messages), flags (most common), sound (drums, gongs, trumpets) and by using small boats (with sails and oars).)

Follow stairs down to MAIN EXHIBITION HALL on "B" Deck Aft: Tour could pass the 'glassed-in' Closed Circuit TV Monitoring Control Center Area amidships on "B" Deck. The MAIN EXHIBITION HALL area is the only area on the ship to contain priceless Chinese museum relics from the Ming Period. Armed guards will be visible (dressed in Ming uniforms) in this museum area.

Follow stairs up to MERCHANDISE AREA one deck above "Main" Deck at the stern. This area will feature a wide variety of Chinese products, Ming treasure recreations, books, videos, catalogs, T-shirts, jewelry, furniture, clothing, models, games, etc.

(NOTE: Off Limits on this deck would be additional modern crew quarters for ship personnel, as well as office space for SBE management.)

After visiting the MERCHANDISE AREA, visitors could enjoy a meal at the EMPEROR'S RESTAURANT, one deck above at the stern.

(NOTE: The restaurant area could easily be reached by taking exterior stairs from the "Main" Deck. The MERCHANDISE AREA could also be reached by taking the same exterior stairs from the "Main" Deck.

(NOTE: Before or after viewing the treasure ship exhibit area, visitors could roam freely and have access to "Upper Bow and Stern Areas to view open deck, sails, view harbor, take pictures, visit restaurant, merchandise area, etc.)

BAOCHUAN TREASURE SHIP EXHIBIT

DECK "A" (Main Deck)

Enter ship at Main Deck Welcome Hall (purchase tickets and start tour) Admiral's Building (San Bao's office exhibit) Guest Quarters Building (Minister & Envoy accomodations exhibit) Exhibit on development of Chinese anchor (at bow) Exhibit on development of Chinese ships (at bow) Snack bar featuring "local food" (at bow) Exhibit on modern engine winch (at bow) Demonstration of Ming spoke winch (at stern) Demonstration of ship's rudder (at stern) Exhibit of Ming soldier quarters (at stern) Exhibit on Ming soldier dining & kitchen facilities (at stern) View "live" entertainment of dancing, music, acrobats (at stern)

Note: "Off Limits" at stern are modern quarters for full time ship staff, company offices, etc.

DECK "A1" (Deck Above Main Deck)

Welcome Hall second floor (view exhibit on San Bao & voyages) Admiral's Building second floor (view exhibit on San Bao's living room, dining room & prayer mosque) Guest Quarters Building second floor (15 modern guests suites) Chief quarters living and dining facilities (at bow) View huge Baochaun anchors and chain storage (at bow) View winch (at bow) View sail storage (at bow) View storage for rope, flags, pennants (at bow) Visit large merchandise area (at stern)

Note: "Off Limts" at stern is merchandise storage area, plus merchandise staff office space.

DECK "A2" (Two Decks Above Main Deck)

Welcome Hall third floor (visit penthouse to view ship below) Admiral's Building third floor (exhibit on San Bao's living room, bathroom and rooms for personal servants) Guest Quarters Building third floor (15 modern guest suites) Large 40' by 80' Emperor's Restaurant (at stern) Restaurant kitchen and storage area (at stern)

Note: Stairs from third floor lead to Navigation Room and Goddess Alter exhibit on fourth floor above.

DECK "D" (Three Decks Below Main Deck)

Ming Theatre to view film on Ming Period & San Bao Expeditions

Note: "Off Limits" is area that contains modern generators, pumps, fuel, fresh water, air conditioning, etc.

DECK "C" (Two Decks Below Main Deck)

View Ming gifts exhibit Storage jar exhibit for storing mud, dried food and water Crew quarters exhibit for lowest class sailors Sailor mess and kitchen exhibit Storage exhibit for candles & wicks, cloth, cooking utensil exhibit Firewood storage and bamboo for making mats exhibit Liquor storage and manufacture exhibit TV Contol Center for monitoring Main Exhibition Hall Treasures Main Exhibition Hall 80' by 160' (Exhibit original Ming artifacts)

DECK "B" (One Deck Below Main Deck)

View area where sails are repaired (at bow) Exhibition on ship blacksmith shop (at bow) Exhibition on ship carpenter shop for making furniture, decorations View ship prison area with guard quarters Ammo storage area for extra cannonballs, cannons & gun powder Officer cabins exhibit Officer kitchen and mess area exhibit View exhibit on weapon manufacture View military rocket launcher exhibit with rockets and wagons View storage for extra shoes and sandles, clothes See musical instruments and games used on Ming vessel, plus crew carvings in ivory, jade and wood