The craft of boat building originated in the Shang Dynasty (the emergence of wooden plank boats), and by the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the technology had reached the world's leading level. Due to its geographical characteristics, boat building skills are mainly distributed in coastal areas such as Fengxian Situan, Nanhui Datuan, Jinshan Petrochemical, and Baoshan Wusong in Shanghai. Boat building styles include: silk net boats (wheat fishing boats), cattail boats (river boats), mud boats (farm boats), sea fishing boats (sampans), barges, water boats, etc. The process of making a wooden boat is as follows: 1. Select materials; 2. Make the bottom of the boat; 3. Support the beam; 4. Set up the wooden board; 5. Install three side boards; 6. Seal the horizontal board; 7. Install the head jack; 8. Make the tail angle; 9. Install the railing; 10. Nail the dragon hoop; 11. Install the bow board; 12. Pull out the handle; 13. Start the mouth; 14. Install the fist; 15. Install the foot paddle board, the sitting board, the gate board, and the gate board; 16. Lift the bottom of the basket; 17. Make the seams and oil. The manual boat-making process is complicated. There is no drawing to remember. The labor intensity is high. It all depends on the vision and experience of the master. The boat made by hand has a large hull in the middle and a small hull at the two ends. The rear end of the big bow is tilted, which can carry people and things. The hull is beautiful and the speed is fast. It is not only practical but also ornamental.