This photo shows the opening ceremony of an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) QIONGHAI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea kicked off on Friday afternoon in Qionghai, a city in the island province of Hainan in southern China.
Located at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea, the exhibition covers an area of nearly 1,000 square meters. A total of 408 artifacts from the two ancient shipwrecks are on display, along with 34 borrowed artifacts from the Palace Museum and other museums, bringing the total number of exhibits to 442.
This photo shows exhibits at an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) A visitor looks at an exhibit at an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) A visitor views an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) People visit an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) A visitor views an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) This photo shows an exhibit at an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) Visitors view an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) People visit an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) This photo shows an exhibit at an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) This photo shows an exhibit at an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) This photo shows an exhibit at an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) This photo shows exhibits at an exhibition featuring more than 400 relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)■