Discovering a shipwreck with treasures inside sounds like something that could only come out of a movie. An ancient shipwreck was found in China and came complete with intact cargo dating back to the Qing Dynasty.
According to the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, the sunken ship, called the Yangtze No. 2, was found resting 18 feet underwater on the riverbed near Hengsha Island, where the Yangtze River meets the East China Sea.
The ship is believed to be from around 160 years ago and is “one of the largest and best-preserved wooden shipwrecks discovered underwater in China.” The large vessel had 31 cabins and was 125 feet long and 32 feet wide.
The Yangtze No. 2 shipwreck was located off the coast of Shanghai in 2015 but salvage efforts have taken years of planning and preparation to accomplish. After completing the salvage, more than 600 cargo items were found, including blue and white porcelain from the Qing Dynasty era, purple clay pottery and other building materials.
Source: http://english.www.gov.cn/news/photos/202211/22/content_WS637c257dc6d0a757729e384d.html