At a corner of the dark-blue exhibition hall, a bronze statue of a human head unearthed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River is on display in a vitrine under soft yellow light. A few paces away is a porcelain bowl salvaged from an ancient sunken ship in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Two exhibitions at the Shanghai History Museum are showcasing the beauty of Chinese civilization in the Yangtze River Delta region since ancient times.
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An exhibition titled Maritime Prestige of Great Han: Nautical Civilization of Nanyue Kingdom kicked off at the China Maritime Museum in Shanghai on July 1 and will run through Sept 18.