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29/12/2007 9:13
An 800-year-old Chinese merchant ship loaded with precious rare goods is
moved to its purpose built¡°Crystal Palace¡±at the Marine Silk Road Museum in
Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, yesterday, five days after being raised from the
sea. The glass storage tank will keep the water temperature, pressure and
environment the same as the sea bed where the 5,000-ton ship has lain for
centuries. Archaeologists will start assessing more than 60,000 cultural relics
from the boat after a six-month settling period.¡ªXinhua
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