“Ⅰ the South China Sea,” the overall surface
— Guangdong Yangjiang December 22 (Xinhua Zheng Tianhong Laishaofen) at 11:30 on the 22nd, 21 has been partially exposed surface of the “South China Sea Ⅰ” After a half day of lifting and floating from the whole surface .
Reporters on the scene that show the surface of the “South China Sea Ⅰ” brown caisson 35.7 meters long, 14.4 meters wide and seven meters high, a basketball court than larger. There are many caisson surface water and sediment, clearly visible at the bottom of 36 caisson foundation beam. >>> Click Details
Revelation: Who unauthorized fishing in the South China Sea submarine sank treasures? (AP)
We secondary school textbooks on the history of exposure to the “Silk Road”, it is a 5000 history of civilization of the commercial trade and cultural exchanges synonymous. In fact, apart from the mission to the Western Regions Zhang Qian opened this land linking the countries of the Mediterranean channel, and a “Silk Road of the Sea.” Its history, the history of the Silk Road over more land long. However, the lack of critical physical evidence.
Therefore, in 1987, when 800 years of slumber, “the South China Sea No. 1″ Yangjiang in Guangdong waters was accidental discovery, historical and archaeological circles have shocked the community in 2002, when the archaeological area in just a few square metres of a small cabin on the Remove the more than 4,000 pieces of fine statements heritage, “the sea of Dunhuang”, “archaeological impact comparable Terra Cotta Warriors” is the voice of incessantly.
First, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of “overall salvage” underwater archaeological programmes; the first time, put 1.5 billion construction placed on “Nanhai No. 1″, “Crystal Palace.” This is China’s archaeological circles before.
Today, the sleepy 800 years, the archaeological survey of the 20 merchant ships of the Southern Song Dynasty finally surfaced.
Have to wait 20 years, and only for “China fishing”
” ‘Nanhai No 1′ is the accidental discovery in 1987, from Ancient Boat itself and its load of goods, it carries too much of the marine civilization, the history of China’s maritime trade, maritime history, the history of shipbuilding, ceramics Stewart There is very important meaning. “at yesterday’s” Nanhai No. 1 “effluent news conference, Gui-so introduced.
Gui-Yangjiang in Guangdong Province, director of the Department of City Committee. He described as “accidental” Some of the first speakers — 20 early 1980s, the British marine exploration company three members of the maritime museum in the Netherlands found a Jiubao: one entitled “YHRHYNSBURG” of the East India Company ships 6 boxes carrying silver, 385.5 tons fine ingot, Yangjiang in China’s South China Sea shipwreck, finally sunk in, specific location unknown.
, The British marine exploration company to the Chinese Cultural Relics Bureau to salvage sunken applications. China and the United Kingdom decided salvage companies designated to participate in Guangzhou Salvage Bureau. One day in 1987, underwater sonar equipment detected a “nothing”, in order to save costs, the British to grab one t multiple breaks out into the sea, the result of “an claws” on the grasping of more than 100 pieces cultural relics, while all porcelain have become debris, but the British are very exciting, as if they had already seen the inside of a large number of sunken treasures, well make a big fight preparations. In order to prevent similar tragedies from repeating that the Mogao Grottoes, China suspended cooperation with the United Kingdom.
1989, the Sino-Japanese joint salvage decision, “the South China Sea on the 1st.” Although an expert in the study in the United Kingdom in 1987 marked the location of sunken ships, but because of underwater exploration technical limitations, did not find the main location of sunken ships, cooperation continued for five days, the Japanese side for “salvage huge cost, it is difficult to determine profits” unwilling to continue to cooperate and salvage.
At the same time, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage aware of any archaeological international “cooperation” has a “inputs” and “outputs” and “calculating”, but must truly protect cultural relics, “the South China Sea No. 1″ to “China fishing. ”
Nanhai No.1, protection is a comma
After 20 years, about 30 meters long and 10 meters wide, “the South China Sea No. 1″ quietly lying on the sea shipwrecks under 20 meters deep. As the two meters thick covered by the mud, experienced nearly millennium, the preservation of the hull remains intact, no sunken vessel up the whole side, but sit sea, the wooden hull is still hard as new, knocking up Dangdang tocked.
“Nanhai No. 1″ water, will be placed in 150 million cost of the “Crystal Palace” in the permanent preservation. The “Nanhai No. 1″ in the ocean has naturally formed with the balance of undersea environment, once exposed to air, the balance was broken, will be “anticipated”?
Yangjiang in Guangdong Province Secretary for Culture, maritime Silk Road Museum director of the General Office Fengchaowen the lead, “said the South China Sea No. 1″ assigned to the “Crystal Palace” will be provided through the synthetic “Nanhai No. 1″ in the underwater environment similar to where temperature, salinity, microbiological, pressure, but he bluntly, the protection of underwater heritage can be no reference to the experience in the seabed mud in the wood, ironware, silverware, porcelain and other objects to how to protect the land is indeed a new topics.
In addition, the reporter has learned that so far, the Sun Yat-sen University for the Crystal Palace water environmental testing has not been completed, according to the agenda, “the South China Sea No. 1″ from the seabed after the 28th of this month will be formally entered into the Crystal Palace. Asked how to ensure that the “Nanhai No. 1″ environmental regulation, Fengchaowen said, in the initial days, will not open the “Nanhai No. 1″ caisson at the same time, the Crystal Palace will be used for water supplies, the entrance will be sealed with mud.
It is learnt that the Maritime Silk Road Museum is expected to open next year. Crystal Palace is the most important part of tourists in the “Crystal Palace” on either side of the promenade to watch the entire process of archaeology.
6-80000 heritage significance in the “resurrection”
“Nanhai No. 1″ archaeological excavations, the number of antiquities in the market and its value has always been media attention. According to current underwater archaeological team released data from 2001 to date has been made in some of the salvage gold, silver, copper, iron, porcelain, and other artifacts of more than 4,000, more than 6,000 pieces of the Song Dynasty coins. And the resulting projections, the number of the entire heritage can be reached 60,000 to 80,000, the majority of which can be classified as Grade I, Grade II heritage, a heritage and the total number close to a provincial museum collections.
There are rumors that the 60,000 to 80,000 relics close to the value of 300 billion US dollars. For “300 billion US dollars,” is the basis of inference of this year, many of the media reports a reprint of the “Nanhai No. 1″ an exquisite artifacts test shoot for the European market, access to nearly 1 million US dollars shoot at the trial.
Now, the Office of the Guangdong Provincial Cultural statement auction rumors untrue. East-West cultural exchange and to study the history of the Zhejiang University Professor Gong Ying Yan in an interview with reporters that, not Harbour fishing underwater archaeological treasures, “the South China Sea No. 1″ real value reflected in the academic, that were worth, it is heritage traffickers perspective.
According to experts, underwater archaeology is a scientific expedition, to be acquired is not only the heritage of sunken vessels, more importantly, is a kind of historical and cultural exploration. “Nanhai No. 1″ discovery and salvage, its significance lies not only in a boat found tens of thousands of rare treasures itself, it contains information beyond imagination and extraordinary academic value.
“The boat set sail from the sea is also a closed society, people will be that the most essential supplies into life boats, that is to say, ‘Nanhai No 1′ on the future of every one water heritage, the details are likely to a high degree of concentration At that time, the way of life, trade, provided the land does not have access to the archaeological evidence. “said Professor Gong Ying Yan, as the” Oracle Bone, “” Dunhuang “bring the Oracle Bone study, the formation of Dunhuang Studies on the” Nanhai No. 1 “underwater heritage resources exploration and excavation and recovery can be filled with ancient China, “” Maritime Silk Road “,” closely linked to a history of gaps in the history of this section is to provide the most reliable mode of this.
In addition, he stressed to reporters on board to explore the large number of Gubi may prove coins was the “dollars.” “At that time, China is the most prosperous region of the country prosperous and strong, if ultimately determine ‘the South China Sea on the 1st’ line for the transport between states, which would indicate that at the time of the Silk Road of the Sea, China’s coins was the ‘dollar’ , in the ‘Silk Road’ countries after a widely accepted. ”
Spent hundreds of millions, as “the highest in the history of salvage”
Money has always been the “Nanhai No. 1″ can not evade the question –
According to the figures have been made public, the overall cost to salvage more than 70 million, the construction placed on “Nanhai No. 1″, “Crystal Palace” for the input 1.5 billion. In addition, the Ministry of Finance audited salvage a 90 million yuan of special funds, direct the 30 million yuan, and the remaining from local financial supplement. All these, not including the “Chinese Dragon” — the construction cost of 700 million yuan.
Former director of the CASS Institute of Archaeology Professor Liu recently celebrated recent interview with the media openly stated that the Silk Road of the Sea Museum next facilities and maintenance costs will be even more terrible.
The protection of the late money come from? Faced with media queries, Yangjiang City in yesterday’s press conference that the provincial government through the support and the efforts of Yangjiang City, can be resolved properly operate and the protection of the problem, and the position of the Government, through the “South China Sea one “cultural content to attract tourists and create a new local tourism business cards.
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“Nanhai No. 1″ Events
■ 1987 Guangzhou Salvage Bureau and the British marine exploration company in Yangjiang waters to find sunken East India Company, in an accident in the Song Dynasty merchant to salvage more than 200 pieces of porcelain. Archaeologists believe that may be related to the “Maritime Silk Road”, which have attracted worldwide attention, the ship was named “Nanhai No 1.”
■ 2000 archaeological departments, “the South China Sea No. 1″ formal investigation.
■ April 2001 Underwater Archaeological Museum of Chinese History Research Center of the Joint Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute of Guangdong Province, and other units of professional underwater archaeological team of 12 people to search for sunken ruins and positioning.
■ March 2002 to May of the underwater archaeological team re-launched, a small mining sunken submarine, small salvage, salvage artifacts from more than 4,000 pieces.
■ October 2003 the Office of the Guangdong Provincial Cultural held “,” Nanhai No. 1 “overall recovery plan” expert feasibility studies.
■ November 2003, deputy governor of Guangdong Province, Lei was held in the Blue Conference, planning, project, “the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Museum” building projects.
■ March 2004 the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission agreed to raise funds in the Hailing Island of Yangjiang City Yintan Shili maritime Silk Road, the museum building.
■ December 28, 2005 Guangdong Maritime Silk Road started construction of the museum.
■ January 16, 2007 archaeological team to salvage sunken area in the last seabed exploration before.
