The 160-year-old merchant ship, Yangtze No. 2 Ancient Shipwreck, was salvaged from a riverbed, and cargo items were found onboard, photos show. Screengrab from Xi's Moments Facebook Salvage ...

A piece of traditional porcelain unearthed from an ancient ship built during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) is displayed in Heze, East China's Shandong province on November 23, 2010.

Nan'ao No 1, a merchant vessel dating from the Ming Dynasty, carried more than 10,000 pieces of porcelain when it sank in east Guangdong waters. The vessel is 28 meters long and 10 meters wide.