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China’s Underwater Museum

November 30, 2007 by John Konrad

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Pakistan’s Daily Times has the scoop on China’s newest museum;

China is building a giant underwater museum to preserve and exhibit an ancient shipwreck. The museum, the first of its kind in the world, is to contain a sunken ship more than 800 years old and its treasures.

Archaeologists say the ship is China’s most exciting underwater excavation. Named the Southern Sea Number One, it lies under 24 metres of water and two metres of sand and soil.

Archaeologists took more than 6,000 treasures from one small room on the ship in 2002. The Guangdong provincial government has now allocated £10 million to building a five hall underwater museum to preserve the wreck.

Expert’s say, “Since the ship and its treasures have become accustomed to being underwater, it’s better to keep them there.” Read More…

Interested in Underwater Museums? Take a look at Divester’s post; “The World’s Coolest Underwater Museums”
Links:

  • Official Underwater Museum Page
  • The Guangzhou Salvage Bureau
  • Watching The Water Rise – China’s Three Gorges Dam

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: China, History, shipwreck, treasure hunters

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About John Konrad

Captain John Konrad is the founder and CEO of gCaptain and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. John is a USCG licensed Master of Unlimited Tonnage, has sailed a variety of ships from ports around the world and is a distinguished alumni of SUNY Maritime College.

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