Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 24, 2018

Balangay Voyage - 600th Year Commemoration of the Philippines Maritime Prowess

Balangay Voyage - Schadow1 Expeditions


The Balangay Voyage Expedition is an adventurous attempt of the 35-crew members led by Arturo Valdez to commemorate the 600th year of Sulu Sultan Paduka Batara's voyage using wooden boats originally designed by the Kingdom of Butuan (now the province of Agusan del Norte) in the 4th century. Using the same wooden boats called Balangay, the expedition braved through the vast South China Sea to reach Xiamen, Fujian province of China to relive the footsteps of the great Philippine ancestor.