The "frog man" went deep into the heart of the river for 30 meters
Engraving "Wash Your Face" for the Millennium
recently
The millennium inscription of the Chongqing White Crane Liang Underwater Museum
Turn on "Wash Face" mode
The clean-up operation is expected to conclude on 29 March
UNESCO has honored it as
"The world's first non-diving museum of underwater sites"
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How does it work underwater?
Before the job
Divers are required to enter the pressure chamber for pressurization and decompression
After putting on your wetsuit and fastening your seat belt
Enter the White Crane Beam inscription pressureless container cover for underwater operation
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Sediment on inscriptions, observation windows and lights in underwater corridors
Both are the focus of diver cleaning and maintenance
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Why do I need to clean?
Because the inscription has been under the Yangtze River for a long time
Algae are often bred
Or cover it with sediment
Therefore, the museum regularly cleans the inscriptions
The stone beams are engraved with the works of literati and inkers of past generations
More than 30,000 words of authentic inscriptions
Known as the "Underwater Forest of Steles"
Among them, 20 stone fish are carved
The water level data of the Yangtze River in 72 dry years over 1200 years is recorded
Known as the "world's first ancient hydrological station" that is well preserved
"Big Mac grab doll machine" fishing ancient ships!
The continent's largest underwater wooden shipwreck was salvaged as a whole
Previously
"Yangtze River Mouth No. 2" ancient ship
Also go into "salvage" mode
Why salvage an ancient ship?
It follows the discovery of the Guangdong Song Dynasty "Nanhai No. 1" shipwreck 35 years ago
Another landmark discovery in Underwater Archaeology in China
It is currently found in China and even in the world
One of the largest, most well-preserved, and estimated to be one of the ancient wooden shipwrecks with a huge number of artifacts on board
It has extremely important historical, scientific and artistic value
△ Schematic map of the location of the No. 2 ancient ship at the mouth of the Yangtze River
How will it be protected and utilized in the future?
"Yangtze River Estuary No. 2" Ancient Ship Museum
It has been listed as a major public cultural and sports facilities construction project in Shanghai in the "14th Five-Year Plan"
The site of Yangpu Binjiang Shanghai Shipyard will be fully utilized
Two old docks and preserved historic buildings
Prepare to build the "Yangtze River Estuary No. 2" Ancient Ship Museum
Carry out archaeological excavations, cultural relics protection and display education at the same time
As well as archaeological and intangible cultural heritage living experiences, and scientific research on international underwater cultural heritage
△The picture shows some of the cultural relics from the water of the ancient ship of "Yangtze River Estuary No. 2" (information photo, courtesy of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics))
The new Regulations on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Relics came into effect on 1 April
More grounded and more maneuverable
In the vast waters of the mainland, there are also many known and undiscovered precious underwater cultural relics and sites. The revised Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Relics will come into effect on 1 April. Compared with the regulations issued and implemented in 1989, it proceeds from reality, fully considers the particularity of the protection of underwater cultural relics, improves relevant institutional measures in a targeted manner, solves the outstanding problems in the practice of underwater cultural relics protection, and connects with laws, administrative regulations and relevant national provisions such as the Cultural Relics Protection Law. Highlights of the new regulations on the protection and management of underwater cultural relics in >>>
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