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Salvage project of the Nanhai No.1 Ancient Ship

In 1987 during a mission when Guangzhou Salvage Bureau and a British salvage company were researching for a shipwreck of East India Company, 200 pieces of porcelain were accidentally discovered from a shipwreck confirmed to have sunk in the Song Dynasty. Archeologists assumed this ancient ship was related to the Marine Silk Road, and named

the ship as Nanhai No. 1. In 2000. The Underwater Archaeology Center under the National Museum of China, in corporation with Guangdong Cultural Relics Archeological Research Institute organized a 12-member professional team to locate the shipwreck.

In 2002, the team carried out the second underwater research, and dredged up over 4000 pieces of cultural relics. In 2004, Guangdong Development and Reform Commission decided to allocate fund to build a Marine Silk Road Museum on the beach of Yangjiang's Hailing Island and the construction started soon afterward. On January 16, 2007, the archaeology team carried out the last underwater inspection before the overall salvage of the shipwreck. May 17th, 2007 marked the official start of the overall salvage.

Guangdong Cultural Relics Archeological Research Institute

Tel: (020) 87049371 Fax: (020) 87048517

The Underwater Archaeology Center

Tel: (020) 87047664

Add: 8th Floor, Building B, Yanyin Mansion, No.34 Shuiyin Siheng Road, Guangzhou

For further inquiries, please contact:

Zuo Zhangjie Head of Cultural Relics Department, Yangjiang Culture, Radio and Television, Press and Publication Bureau

Zhanjiang Port

Zhanjiang Port is the only national-level hub in western Guangdong and the Beibu Bay Ring area, and is the largest natural deep-water port. It has over 20 10,000-ton and 50,000-ton berths, China's first 300,000-ton ashore oil terminal and 200,000-ton iron ore terminal which is the 3rd largest in China and the largest in South China.

Zhanjiang Port provides the shortest waterway from Chinese mainland to Europe,

Africa and Southeast Asia. It has opened navigation to over 100 countries and regions. It enjoys strong competitive edge with its deep-water sea-route, a port for crude oil and ore, and the shortest waterway to international destinations. Zhanjiang Port is not only a key

passage for oil import, storage and trade to South China, but also the largest transit center for iron ore, food stuff and chemical fertilizer. It has been built into an international logistic platform connecting domestic Pan-Pearl River Delta and overseas ASEAN countries.

Add: No. 1 Youyi Road, Xiashan District, Zhanjiang

Tel: (0759) 2250207 2250102

Fax: (0759) 2280814 2289987

Website: www.zjport.com

For further inquiries, please contact:

Deng Xu Deputy General Manager, Zhanjiang Port Development Company

Petroleum City in South China

Known as the "Petroleum City in South China", Maoming is one of the largest petrochemical production centers in China and an important energy resources base, with an annual production capacity of 13.5 million tons of oil and 1 million tons of ethylene. Upon the completion of the oil transmission pipelines to southwest China and Pearl River Delta, Maoming will be able to further strengthen its status as a key petrochemical city in China.

In 2006, the crude oil refined by SINOPEC Maoming exceeded 140 million tons for the first time, up 10.44% year-by-year, bringing the total industrial output to 58.256 billion yuan. Boosted by SINOPEC Maoming's substantial increase in industrial output, companies directly under central and provincial governments in Maoming have achieved a gross annual industrial production value of 61.899 billion yuan, up 19.2% year-by-year, the highest growth rate in history. In 2006, the city's overall industrial output reached over 94 billion yuan, up 14.9% year-by-year.

Address: 2 Hongqibei Road, Maoming, Guangdong,

P. R. China

Tel: (0668) 2269317

Fax: (0668) 2269317

Website: www.mpcc.com.cn

For further inquiries, please contact:

Gao Peng Deputy Secretary-general, Maoming Municipal People's Government

Director of Maoming Petrochemical Industrial Zone Management Office

Mobile: 13927552799

Editor: Yan