An exhibition showcasing artifacts discovered at the site of the Nanhai One shipwreck opened on Monday in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province. The exhibition has more than 400 objects on display, including this porcelain concretion. Photo: Chen Chuhong/China News Service, VCG

An elephant-shaped drinking and hand-washing vessel sits on display at the exhibition on Monday. Photo: VCG

The exhibition features a wide range of glazed pottery, including this pottery lid. Many of the objects were created in kilns in the present-day city of Foshan, Guangdong. Photo: IC Photo

A visitor takes a photo of a gold necklace that dates back to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279). Photo: Chen Chuhong/China News Service, VCG

One of the objects on display is an ivory carving of a foreigner that dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618–907). Photo: VCG

A celadon vessel sits on display. The exhibition, which is hosted at the Nanyue King Museum, runs through Oct. 8. Photo: VCG

Visitors examine a model of the sunken Nanhai One in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region in August 2020. The ship is believed to have sunk during the Southern Song Dynasty. Photo: Liu Wenhua/China News Service, VCG

Workers raise the wreck of the Nanhai One in December 2007. Photo: VCG

Archaeologists excavate relics inside the wrecked ship in December 2014. Photo: IC Photo

The Maritime Silk Road Museum of Guangdong has been the home of the Nanhai One shipwreck since it was raised from the water. Photo: Chen Jimin/China News Service, VCG

In 2019, an archaeologist at the Maritime Silk Road Museum of Guangdong works to preserve the ink inscriptions found on an artifact unearthed from the shipwreck. Photo: Chen Jimin/China News Service, VCG

Workers lay out artifacts recovered from the shipwreck at the Maritime Silk Road Museum of Guangdong in 2017. Photo: VCG

The Maritime Silk Road Museum of Guangdong, which is located in Yangjiang, opened in 2009. Photo: VCG