Watertight Compartment Fujian Ancient Ship Art Value and Extended Development Take the "Hei Bo Wu Qing An" ship type as an example

As the "Cultural Capital of East Asia" and one of the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road, Quanzhou has nurtured a long-standing maritime culture, and the prosperity of maritime trade cannot be achieved without exquisite shipbuilding techniques.In July 2021, "Quanzhou: China's World Maritime Trade Center in the Song and Yuan Dynasties" was successfully declared a World Heritage Site. More and more local intangible cultural heritage in Quanzhou is being paid attention to and protected, and the watertight, compartmentalized Fujian ancient ship is one of them. The Fujian ancient boat is the Quanzhou people's contribution to maritime culture, with deep cultural heritage, a major invention of China's ancient shipbuilding technology, high artistic and aesthetic value, and a unique connotation; we must excavate and protect it as part of our intangible cultural heritage. In order to better understand the connotation of watertight compartment Fujian ancient ships, the author conducted several field studies in Fengwei Town and Quanzhou City, the birthplace of watertight compartment Fujian ancient ships. This paper explores the artistic value of Fujian's ancient boats in Quanzhou, Fujian, and their extended development from the perspective of art design.