Some ships arrive at ports, while others sink to the seabed and arrive again in history hundreds of years later. Nanhai No. 1 Season 2 tells precisely of the latter kind of arrival. This Song-dynasty merchant ship, sunk deep in the South China Sea, did not complete its journey at the time, yet it preserved within seawater and sediment a s.

Nanhai No. 1 Season 2
南海Ⅰ号 第二季
Some ships arrive at ports, while others sink to the seabed and arrive again in history hundreds of years later. Nanhai No. 1 Season 2 tells precisely of the latter kind of arrival. This Song-dynasty merchant ship, sunk deep in the South China Sea, did not complete its journey at the time, yet it preserved within seawater and sediment a s.
Watching Nanhai No. 1 Season 2 today is not only about understanding a sunken ship. More importantly, it helps us understand the maritime dimension of Chinese civilisation. China has not only farming civilisation, the Yellow River, and the Yangtze River, but also ports, ships, sea routes, and sea winds facing the world.






《南海Ⅰ号 第二季》:一艘沉船,载回海上丝路的文明回声
有些船抵达了港口,有些船沉入了海底,却在数百年后重新抵达历史。《南海Ⅰ号 第二季》讲的,正是后一种抵达。这艘沉没在南海深处的宋代商船,没有完成它当年的航程,却把一段关于海上贸易、器物流动、日常生活和文明交往的故事,完整地封存在海水与泥沙之中。《南海Ⅰ号》最动人的地方,不只是它是一艘古船,也不只是它出土了数量惊人的文物。真正重要的是,它让我们看见,海上丝绸之路。
Some ships arrive at ports, while others sink to the seabed and arrive again in history hundreds of years later. Nanhai No. 1 Season 2 tells precisely of the latter kind of arrival. This Song-dynasty merchant ship, sunk deep in the South China Sea, did not complete its journey at the time, yet it preserved within seawater and sediment a s.
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