Ancient merchant ship unearthed in E China
Updated: 2010-11-24 16:21
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Relics experts inspect an excavation site in Heze, East China's Shandong province on Nov 23, 2010. An ancient merchant ship built during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), with a height of 1.8 meters, length of 21 meters and breadth of 5 meters, was unearthed and dug out from a construction site, and about 110 other relics were discovered nearby on Sept 20, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] |
An ancient wooden ship was uncovered at a construction site in Heze, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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