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Jiangya: China's Titanic

2023

Synopsis

History forgot one of the world's worst maritime disasters. Until now.

SS Jiangya sailed past Shanghai's famous Bund on a December night, hours before an explosion would claim more lives than Titanic. The cause of that explosion and loss of life remained a mystery to the present day. Through interviews with survivors and descendants, original Chinese archival research, and examination of eyewitness testimony, Jiangya: China's Titanic solves the history of the sinking, determines a final death toll, and shows the lives still touched by its loss.

Finally, the full story of one of the world's worst shipwrecks can be told.

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