China News Service, Shanghai, February 28 (Reporter Wang Ji) The first documentary in China that completely records the discovery, salvage, protection and archaeological process of the Yangtze Estuary No. 2 ancient ship "Jianghai Heritage·Yangtze Estuary No. 2" was released in the East on the evening of the 27th Satellite TV starts broadcasting. The film is divided into two parts. Starting from the beginning of Shanghai's underwater archeology, it embarks on a journey of tracing the history of Yangtze River shipping in the late Qing Dynasty, the history of Shanghai port development and the history of traditional Chinese shipbuilding.
Stills from the documentary "Jianghai Heritage·Yangtze Estuary No. 2". Photo courtesy of Shanghai Radio and Television Station
The overall salvage and protection project of the Yangtze Estuary No. 2 ancient ship was officially launched in March 2022. It is a large-scale underwater ancient ship archeology and cultural relic protection project. The ancient ship was salvaged as a whole, on the one hand because of the special geographical conditions at the intersection of the Yangtze River Estuary and the coast, and on the other hand it was based on the successful experience of the whole salvage of the "Nanhai No. 1" shipwreck in 2007.
The documentary "Jianghai Heritage·Yangtze Estuary No. 2" took a year and a half to follow the core working group of archaeological and salvage operations. Through the complete record of the discovery, salvage, protection and archeology of the Yangtze Estuary No. 2 ancient ship, we can answer the question It explores the various mysteries of this ancient wooden shipwreck and comprehensively displays various leading technologies in the process of salvage and archaeological research.
Stills from the documentary "Jianghai Heritage·Yangtze Estuary No. 2". Photo courtesy of Shanghai Radio and Television Station
In order to record the work of the Shanghai Salvage Bureau, Shanghai Urban Construction Tunnel Equipment Co., Ltd., Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd. and the underwater archaeological team at the Yangtze Estuary, the creative team overcame boarding isolation, offshore filming, and the Internet Due to many inconveniences such as communication difficulties, the total number of shooting days on the ship exceeded 60, leaving valuable image data for the operation of the "Yangtze Estuary No. 2" archaeological site.
In addition to following the whole process of the "first scene" of water operations, the documentary also extends the story line to the protection and archaeological process of the ancient ship after it was moved into the dock, integrating the story of the industrial heritage of the old Shanghai shipyard and the "No. 2 ancient ship at the Yangtze Estuary" "An Jia" new story combined. In the future, an ancient ship museum will be built at No. 1 Dock, the former site of Shanghai Shipyard in Binjiang, Yangpu, and will be open to all citizens.
Stills from the documentary "Jianghai Heritage·Yangtze Estuary No. 2". Picture courtesy of Shanghai Radio and Television Station
The documentary "Jianghai Heritage·Yangtze Estuary No. 2" is jointly produced by the Shanghai Radio and Television Station Documentary Center and BesTV Network Television Technology Development Co., Ltd., and is produced by the Documentary Center Dai Chengxian Studio. (End)
[Editor: Tian Boqun]
