China Focus: Legendary sunken treasure discovered in SW China (10)

Photo taken on March 19, 2017 shows a silver ingot unearthed during an archaeological excavation in Pengshan District under Meishan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. More than 10,000 gold and silver items that sank to the bottom of a river in Sichuan Province over 300 years ago have been recovered, archeologists said Monday. The items included a large amount of gold, silver and bronze coins and jewelry as well as iron weapons such as swords, knifes and spears. (Xinhua/Li He)