Return of Chinese Cruiser Chih Yuen

— Liaoning’s Dandong Battleship Underwater Qing Dynasty Shipwreck Artifacts Exhibition opened today

Exhibition Period: April 3, 2018 to May 27, 2018

Exhibition Location: In the No. 3 Temporary Exhibition Hall, First Floor of Liaoning Provincial Museum

Ma Baojie, Curator of Liaoning Provincial Museum, presided over the opening ceremony

On April 3, Return of Chinese Cruiser Chih Yuen— Liaoning’s Dandong Battleship Underwater Qing Dynasty Shipwreck Artifacts Exhibition was officially opened at Liaoning Provincial Museum

From 2014 to 2016, National Administration of Cultural Heritage Underwater Cultural Heritage Protection Center, jointly with Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, conducted the archaeological survey on Dandong Battleship Shipwrecks of Qing Dynasty (Chinese Cruiser Chih Yuen) and has made some progress after three years of hard work. This archaeological survey has provided precious archaeological materials for the study of modern Chinese history, Sino-Japanese Naval War and the history of world naval vessel technology, and the achievement of underwater archeological survey was named one of the top ten archaeological discoveries of China in 2015.

Guests visit the exhibition

Reaturn of Chinese Cruiser Chih Yuen—Liaoning’s Dandong Battleship Underwater Qing Dynasty Shipwreck Artifacts Exhibition demonstrates the heroic feats of Deng Shichang and the warriors on Chinese Cruiser Chih Yuen who would rather die to defeat the enemy in the Sino-Japanese Naval War, highlighting the excellent traditions of the Chinese nation and its indomitable national spirit.