Relics from South China Sea make debut in Hainan

People visit an exhibition featuring 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. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A total of 408 pieces of artifacts from the two ancient shipwrecks were on display, along with 34 borrowed artifacts from the Palace Museum and other museums, bringing the total number of exhibits to 442.

People visit an exhibition featuring 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. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

People visit an exhibition featuring 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. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

Relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea are on show at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

Relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea are on show at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

People visit an exhibition featuring 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. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

People visit an exhibition featuring 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. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

People visit an exhibition featuring 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. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

People visit an exhibition featuring 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. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A relic retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea is on show at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A relic retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea is on show at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 27, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

People visit an exhibition featuring 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. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)