The Chinese Paddleboat

The Chinese Paddleboat. What was it, and how was it useful?

These three question all can be answered in one sentence. The Paddleboat was used for transportation and the effects were being able to travel farther distances.

The Paddleboat was a simple boat which could carry about 8 hundred men, and in length was about 19 meters long. That is roughly about the size of a school bus!