China Marine Silk Road Museum Opened in Guangdong

On December 24th, the China Marine Silk Road Museum was opened in the coastal city of Yangjiang in South China’s Guangdong Province. The museum has housed a 1,000-year-old merchant ship named Naihai 1, and more than 300,000 pieces of historical relics from the Song Dynasty of China (960-1279).

Situated near Hailing Island of Yangjiang City, about 200 kilometers (four hours’ bus drive) from Guangzhou, the China Marine Silk Road Museum covers an area of more than 130,000 square meters (32 acres…

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