Archeologist recently discovered a large ancient wooden ship sunk but intact at an ancient harbor site in Penglai of Shandong. Preliminary conjecture attributes that ship to Yuan Dynasty, which was more than 600 years from now in the past. This is the first time in 20 years that China has discovered a large ancient sunken ship.

According to an official in charge of cultural relics affairs in Shandong, the ship is 20-odd meters long. It has thick planks, which are more than 10 centimeters at the thinnest and over 40 centimeters at the thickest making it probably a warship.

By People's Daily Online