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"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
20 Mar 2017
Chinese archaeologists on Monday informed that they have recovered a treasure from the bottom of a river in Sichuan Province that may be around three hundred years old. Gao Dalun, director of Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute said that the ancient treasure contains large amount of gold, silver and bronze coins and jewellery as well as iron weapons such as swords, knives and spears.
Archaeologists stated that the characters appearing on the gold and silver utensils are very clear and embossed patterns on the jewellery reflect exquisite craftsmanship. The treasure site is located at the intersection of Minjiang River and its branch Jinjiang River.
History reveals that in the year 1646, peasant uprising leader Zhang Xianzhong was attempting to to transfer his treasure to the south when he was intercepted by the Ming Dynasty soldiers and a battle ensued in which 1,000 boats loaded with money and valuables sank into the river.
The recovery of the relics is the evidence of this historical battle and it has also helped identify the area where this battle was fought.
Li Boqian, an archaeologist from Peking University said that while the items are extremely valuable to science, history and art, they are also of great relevance for the political, economic, military and social lives of the Ming Dynasty.
The archaeologists may unearth more items as the excavation is still in progress and is expected to last till April.
