Raising history from the depths A new documentary retraces the discovery, salvage and significance of one of the country's largest wooden shipwrecks, dating back more than 150 years, Lin Qi reports. By Lin Qi | China Daily | Updated: 2025-12-29 07:41

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202512/29/WS6951c048a310d6866eb30d4e.html More than 150 years ago, a wooden sailing vessel laden with commodities sank off the coast of Hengsha Island, Shanghai. Its story had long since faded into history until 2015, when the wreck was discovered by chance by archaeologists conducting underwater investigations at the mouth of the Yangtze River.