Merchant ship from Yuan period discovered in Shandong Province

People examine the ship wreckage on a construction site in Heze, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 20, 2010. A 13-meter-long and five-meter-wide ancient ship was discovered last Friday on the construction site and identified as a merchant ship of China's Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368), according to a local historical relic expert. (Xinhua/Liu Xinzhong)









People examine the ship wreckage