Museum to feature salvaged cruiser
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A CITY in northeast China is to build a museum that will display finds by archeologists salvaging the wreck of a Chinese cruiser sunk in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.
Dandong’s museum will tell the story about the maritime battle in which the Qing Empire’s navy was routed by its Japanese counterpart in September 1894.
Archeologists have identified a wreck in the Yellow Sea off Dandong as the British-made cruiser Zhiyuan, famous for its exploits during the battle.
Zhiyuan sank in a failed attempt to ram the Japanese fleet’s flagship. Its commander, Deng Shichang, refused to be rescued and died with the ship’s crew of over 250 sailors.
Archeologists have recovered more than 150 items, including weapons, personal belongings and parts of the ship since salvaging began in 2013.
Archeologists hope to salvage the whole ship, but plans and timetables have yet to be finalized.
The ship has immeasurable historical value, and a museum about it can help people reflect on the history of the Sino-Japanese War, said Professor Guan Jie of Dalian Minzu University, an expert on the history of ties between the two countries.
China already has a museum about the war in east China’s Shandong Province, built on what was the base of the defeated Qing fleet.
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