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Two ancient shipwrecks from Ming Dynasty have been found in the deep sea last October, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced last Sunday. The submersible Shenhai Yongshi, or Deep Sea Warrior, carried by China"s scientific research vessel Tansuo 1, set a permanent surveying base point on the seabed near the shipwreck site.

A scientific research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences" Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering discovered the shipwrecks on a continental slope in October 2022. The shipwrecks have been named by researchers as "Northwest Continental Slope No 1 and No 2 Shipwrecks in the South China Sea". The No 1 shipwreck probably dates back to the reign of Emperor Zhengde. It is estimated that more than 100,000 cultural relics — mainly porcelain items — are lying concealed on the spot. The No 2 is to be presumed to be from the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, on which logs of wood were found. Preliminary analysis suggests it was a cargo ship carrying goods from overseas to China. The No. 2 shipwreck, relatively well preserved with a large number of cultural relics and a definite period, is of great historical, scientific and artistic value, making it a major discovery of deep-sea archaeology not only in China but also in the world.

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