China discovered a large treasure dating back more than 300 years

On March 20, Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of a treasure trove of more than 10,000 gold and silver items and jewelry dating back more than 300 years to the bottom of a river in Sichuan province. , Southwest this country.

The treasure was discovered at a depth of about 5m at the bottom of a river, 50km south of Chengdu capital of Sichuan province.

The treasure contains many gold jewelry as well as weapons made of iron such as swords, spears . (Artwork).

According to Gao Dalun, director of the Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute, the treasure contained coins as well as jewelry of gold, silver and bronze, besides iron-made weapons such as swords, knives and spears. .

It is unclear what characters are engraved on the above gold and silver objects, but archaeologists say the embossed patterns on jewelry represent the skillful and sophisticated workmanship of ancient workers.

The archaeologist Li Boqian of Peking University said the items were extremely valuable to Chinese science, history and art and played a significant role in the study of life. politics, economy, society and military Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Archaeologists say they will conduct excavation of the area until next April and are expected to discover more items.

The area above is where the revolutionary leader, Truong Hien Trung, was defeated by soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in 1646. Legend has it that Truong Hien Trung carried 1,000 boats carrying jewels and jewels to steal to Lao Ho wharf, Giang Khau town, Banh Son district was suddenly ambushed by Minh's general, causing most of the boats to sink into the river.