Antique plates and pots are seen at a news conference on May 8 in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province after they were recovered at the underwater wreck of a South Song Dynasty ship (1127-1279 AD)which sank at the Xisha water area of the South China Sea. Archeologists have found more than 10,000 valuable antique pieces at the site as excavation went on. [Xinhua]

Divers collect antique pieces during an excavation of an underwater shipwreck which started from March 15, 2007 at Xisha water area of the South China Sea. Archeologists say the ship sank during the South Song Dynasty (1127-1279 AD), and they have found more than 10,000 valuable antique pieces at the site as excavation went on. [hinews.cn]

Antique bowls are found during an excavation of an underwater shipwreck which started from March 15, 2007 at Xisha water area of the South China Sea. Archeologists say the ship sank during the South Song Dynasty (1127-1279 AD), and they have found more than 10,000 valuable antique pieces at the site as excavation went on. [hinews.cn]

An antique pot is seen at a news conference on May 8 in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province after they were recovered at the underwater wreck of a South Song Dynasty ship (1127-1279 AD)which sank at the Xisha water area of the South China Sea. Archeologists have found more than 10,000 valuable antique pieces at the site as excavation went on. [hinews.cn]

Antique pieces are seen at a news conference on May 8 in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province after they were recovered at the underwater wreck of a South Song Dynasty ship (1127-1279 AD)which sank at the Xisha water area of the South China Sea. Archeologists have found more than 10,000 valuable antique pieces at the site as excavation went on. [hinews.cn]

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