Ancient China from a Sunken Ship Exhibited in Guangzhou

Source: www.lifeofguangzhou.com

The 2007 Exhibition of New Chinese Archeological Discoveries, pooling ancient Chinese artifacts found on the Nanhai No. 1 opens today until February 25, 2008, at the Nanyue Royal Tomb Museum (西汉南越王博物馆) in Guangzhou.

The only complete silver-threaded jade suite for kings in China. (Guangzhou Daily photo) 

In the exhibition, nearly a hundred pieces of valuable cultural relics from 9 provinces and cities around the country will be shown, which is the largest in scale of such exhibitions of cultural relics in Guangzhou in recent years. The exhibition has previously been shown in Hong Kong.

Free entrance is available for all primary students in Guangzhou.

Picture caption: the only integrated jade clothes sewn with silver thread found so far.

(By Wenli Chen and Alan Devey)

Editor: Ronald Li