Six major archaeological discoveries in 2015

Updated: 2015-12-14 07:11

By Xu Jing(chinadaily.com.cn)

A porthole of "Dandong No.1" is found at the bottom of the sea. [Photo/People's Daily Online]

A Qing Dynasty warship from Sino-Japan War in the Yellow Sea

A Qing dynasty warship believed to have been one of four of China's Beiyang Fleet used during the Sino-Japan War in 1894 was discovered in the Yellow Sea on November 3.

The warship, dubbed "Dandong No. 1", was found during an underwater survey commissioned by the Dandong Port Group for port construction purposes. The site is located some 10 nautical miles southwest of Dandong Port.