Relics recovered from shipwreck

An archaeological team announced on Thursday its three-year excavation of the wreck of the 19th century armor-plated cruiser Zhiyuan has been completed.

Zhou Chunshui, head of the archaeological excavation, near the port of Dandong, Liaoning province, said at a symposium at the National Center of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Beijing that the excavation had yielded many new findings.

Among relics recovered this year at the site where the famed naval ship came to rest were a ceramic plate inscribed Zhiyuan and belongings of officers, confirming the ship's identity.