This photo taken on June 12, 2025 shows a carved ivory chess set displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A great number of exhibits relevant to the Maritime Silk Road are showcased at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea, providing valuable insights into the prosperity of the Maritime Silk Road in ancient China and the exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilizations.
An aerial drone photo taken on June 10, 2025 shows the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on June 12, 2025 shows the bluish-white-glazed powder boxes decorated with chrysanthemum pattern displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on June 12, 2025 shows a carved ivory box with patterns of dragons and clouds displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on June 10, 2025 shows a jar displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)A visitor looks at a plate displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province, June 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)Visitors look at a jar displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province, June 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on June 10, 2025 shows an elephant-shaped pot displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on June 12, 2025 shows the glazed bracelets displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on May 17, 2023 shows an ancient ship model at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on June 13, 2025 shows porcelain exhibits at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on June 10, 2025 shows blue and white porcelain works displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)This photo taken on June 12, 2025 shows ceramics displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China’s Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
