Beneath the turbid waters of the Yangtze estuary, facing a cascade of challenges—complex hydrology, compacted sediment, and typhoons—the Chinese archaeological and salvage team broke new ground with the “Arc-shaped Beam Non-contact Integral Relocation Technique for Cultural Relics,” racing against time and wrestling with wind and waves. From design verification to construction under extreme conditions, every step embodied wisdom and courage. When the end-plate and longitudinal beam assembly was finally lowered to the designed depth, a dialogue across time and space began.
