Dig for rebel emperor's sunken treasure suspended as flood season approaches

An archaeological dig for an ancient king's sunken treasure in Sichuan province battened its hatches on Wednesday, as the annual flood season approaches.

More than 30,000 relics have been recovered so far.

Archaeologists have unearthed gold, silver, bronze and ironware dating back about 400 years since draining a section of the Minjiang River running through Meishan's Pengshan district in early January.