China announced the discovery of two major shipwrecks at a depth of 1,000m underwater in the northwest slope of the South China Sea. One contains a vast collection of porcelain artifacts, dating back to the Ming Dynasty. The other yielded well-preserved timber.
China conducted its first archeological exploration of the No. 1 wreck in the slope undercurrent of the northwestern South China Sea on Saturday. The "Deep Sea Warrior" manned submersible dove 1,500 meters to photograph the area and place permanent map markers. (CGTN)
Two ancient shipwrecks, probably from the mid-Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), were found from about 1,500 meters under the sea level in South China Sea, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced in the coastal city of Sanya, Hainan province, on Sunday.
Researchers have discovered that sand cays in the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea can be a new carrier to accurately record paleocyclones, or cyclones in ancient times, according to a recent study paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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