Chinese display set for Greece

ATHENS - Herakleidon museum opposite the Acropolis hill offered this summer a look at Greek seafaring - from antiquity to modern times - showcasing through models of ships and nautical instruments Greeks' achievements in a field that is regarded as an integral part of their identity.

However, as the curtain of the exhibition Voyage: Greek Shipbuilding and Seafaring falls this week in Athens, the museum prepares to host another significant exhibition of ancient Chinese technology in the fall, says Eleni Nomikou, the museum's director.

"Seafaring has formed Greeks' character. The spirit of Ulysses still exists in Greeks today. Shipping was and still remains their basic activity. The sea and shipping in particular offer Greeks wealth, vision and a future," Nomikou says.