[Explanation] On the afternoon of November 25th, the special salvage engineering ship "Fenli" "embraced" the No. 2 ancient ship at the mouth of the Yangtze River and entered the No. 1 dock at the former site of the Shanghai Shipyard smoothly.

The ancient ship's curved beam caisson was accurately seated on the pre-cast saddle, marking the successful completion of the overall salvage work of the Yangtze River Estuary No. 2 ancient ship, and entering a new stage of ancient ship archaeological excavation, overall protection of cultural relics, and museum planning and construction.

　　Relevant experts pointed out that the ancient ship Changjiang Estuary No. 2 is well preserved and rich in cultural relics, making it a very precious "time capsule".

The discovery of the No. 2 ancient ship at the mouth of the Yangtze River filled the gap in the study of large wooden sailboats in the late Qing Dynasty in China, and it is a valuable testimony to Shanghai as a world trade and shipping center.

　　The Yangtze River Estuary No. 2 ancient ship is located on the channel of the Yangtze River Estuary, which is the trade relic of the ancient Maritime Silk Road.

Due to the long-term scouring of the water, the hull of the ship gradually exposed to the bottom of the sea, making it difficult to protect the original site. The turbid waters of the Yangtze River Estuary also made it impossible to conduct a comprehensive and systematic underwater archaeological excavation. Archeology and protection of the No. 2 ancient ship.

　　[Concurrent] Lu Wei, Deputy Director of Shanghai Salvage Bureau, Ministry of Transport

　　Judging from our design plan, because we are using a non-contact type this time, it should be said that it is also a very good innovation.

After docking, first of all, we need to accurately drop the sunken ship onto our base, then after landing on our base, our endeavour, we need to open it at the tail, we call it a working platform , to be able to withdraw it.

In this case, only one of our ancient shipwrecks is located in our entire dock.

　　[Explanation] After the ancient ship came out of the water on November 21, the on-site protection work started immediately.

Cultural relics protection professionals bound and fixed the mast and mast clips on site, and carried out moisturizing treatment and overall covering protection on the exposed hull.

At the same time, the seawater and silt in the area where the cultural relics are located were sampled and analyzed to obtain original information on the preservation environment of ancient ship cultural relics in a timely manner.

　　After the ancient ship enters the dock and takes its seat, fences will be added to the No. 1 dock site area, a regional security system will be established, and the safety protection level will be improved.

At the same time, the cultural relics protection team will further collect various samples for testing and analysis, and carry out temporary reinforcement and protection of discretely exposed hull components and hull moisturizing treatment in a timely manner.

　　The Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have decided to use two old docks and preserved historical buildings to build the No. 2 Ancient Ship Museum at the Yangtze Estuary at the former site of the Yangpu Shanghai Shipyard, creating a living space that can simultaneously carry out archaeological excavations, cultural relics protection, scientific research, and display education. Museum of Archaeological Sites.

The old dock will be transformed into a dazzling "pearl", allowing more people to appreciate the charm of cultural relics and archeology, and realize the profound nourishment of Chinese civilization.

　　[Concurrent] Zhai Yang, Deputy Director of Shanghai Cultural Relics Protection Research Center

　　(Yangtze Estuary No. 2 Ancient Ship Museum) It is archaeology, protection, display, and even restoration. It is such a museum of the Trinity, so the entire process, the entire archaeological process will be displayed to the public.

So after the public has seen it, it is a dynamic process. For example, if it looks like this today, it will be different when he (she) comes again later.

Let everyone see with their own eyes how it (the ancient ship) has changed from the current state to the restored state in the future.

　　Wang Ji Xu Yinkang Yuzhan reports from Shanghai

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]