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Legendary sunken treasure discovered in SW China

Editor: zhenglimin 丨Xinhua

03-20-2017 22:22 BJT

 

Photo taken on March 17, 2017 shows a gold coin unearthed during an archaeological excavation at Pengshan District in Meishan City, southwest China

Photo taken on March 17, 2017 shows a gold coin unearthed during an archaeological excavation at Pengshan District in Meishan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. More than 10,000 gold and silver items that sank to the bottom of a river in Sichuan Province over 300 years ago have been recovered, archeologists said Monday. The items included a large amount of gold, silver and bronze coins and jewelry as well as iron weapons such as swords, knifes and spears. (Xinhua/Chen Xie)

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