During the “golden age,” the chinese were leaders in what industry?

They are driving in ship building. The shipbuilding business was one of the foundations of the monetary flourishing of the brilliant century. By 1600 Dutch shipbuilders commanded the European market, pitching their items to purchasers from Riga in the Baltic to Venice in the Adriatic.

The Chinese were the leaders in the shipbuilding industry during the "Golden Age." They had ships that could sail to the coast of Africa which was not heard of in that time. The "Golden Age" lasted from 600 to 1600 C.E.