Lanjiao One (Chinese: 碗礁一号; pinyin: Lanjiao yihao) is an ancient Chinese merchant ship that sank off the coast of Pingtan County of Fujian Province, China. Loaded with more than 10,000 pieces of blue-and-white porcelain dating back to the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722) in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), it was discovered in 2005 and the shipwreck was fully excavated in 2008.[1]

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  1. ^ Shujuan, Lin (May 2010). "Deep Secrets Uncovered". China Daily. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

Literature

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  • Wanjiao No. 1 Underwater Archaeology Team: Donghai Pingtan Wanjiao yihao chushui ciqi 东海平潭碗礁一号出水瓷器 碗礁一号水下考古队 (Porcelain from the shipwreck no. 1 of the Wanjiao Reefs from Pingtan in the South China Sea) Beijing (2006), ISBN 7-03-017000-8
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