Maritime Silk Route Museum, Maritime history museum in Hailing Island, China
The Maritime Silk Route Museum on Hailing Island is a building with five interconnected elliptical halls displaying objects from ancient sea trade routes. The complex holds around 300,000 artifacts from different periods, including ceramics, jewelry, and metal goods.
The museum was founded in 2009 and houses the wreck of the Nanhai 1, a merchant ship from the Southern Song Dynasty that sank near Hailing Island in the 12th century. This vessel remains one of the most significant traces of the region's maritime past.
The collection shows items that came from trading exchanges between coastal ports and distant markets over centuries. Visitors can observe ancient ceramics and metal goods that merchants once carried aboard their vessels.
The museum is located on Hailing Island and can be reached via bus from Yangjiang with connections to Zhapo, where taxis are available. It helps to plan your visit on a weekday to avoid large crowds.
The so-called Crystal Palace is a tank where the Nanhai 1 wreck is displayed underwater, mimicking the conditions of its original discovery. This allows visitors to see the vessel in an environment that resembles its natural state.
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