Maritime marvel: A man takes a picture of a replica of the 18th century Swedish merchant ship Gotheborg at Baoshan Wharf in Shanghai. The original vessel sank mysteriously just before reaching home 260 years ago, taking its precious cargo of Chinese porcelain, silk and tea to the bottom of the sea. Sweden spent 10 years and US$43 million to build the replica to sail to China on the ancient sea route. Shanghai is the last stop of the ship after it departed from Stockholm on October 2, 2005. [China Daily]

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