Some 800 years ago, a merchant ship went down off China's south coast, and in 2007, it was raised from the depths of the sea. But now the "Nanhai One" - as it's known - is to get some TLC as its treasures are offloaded to local museum in Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province.

Ship yields Song-Dynasty treasure trove

Like many sunken wrecks, "Nanhai One" proved to be a treasure trove. 30 meters long and 10 meters wide, it was first discovered in 1987, but it wasn't until in 2007 that it was finally brought to the surface.

Ship yields Song-Dynasty treasure trove

More than 14,000 gold, silver, and porcelain artifacts, and six-thousand copper coins from the Southern Song Dynasty were salvaged. The ship wreckage should also provide vital clues to ship-building techniques of the era.

Most of the retrieved treasures will be housed in the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Museum in Yangjiang city. All items should be transferred by the end of 2016 before experts set about strengthening the structure of the ship.

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