Team restores relics retrieved from shipwrecks in South China Sea

A staff member of China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea draws illustrations of cultural relics in Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

QIONGHAI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- At China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea, there is a cultural relic restoration team conducting the protection work of cultural relics retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks in the South China Sea.

A staff member of China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea takes photos of cultural relics in Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2024 shows cultural relics during desalination process in Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2024 shows the cultural relic under the restoration process in Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A staff member of China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea restores cultural relics in Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A staff member of the archaeological center of the National Cultural Heritage Administration conducts desalination process of cultural relics in Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

A staff member of the archaeological center of the National Cultural Heritage Administration restores cultural relics in Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)