Nan’ao I Shipwreck: Location, Connotation and Time

The discovery and excavation of the Nan’ao I shipwreck is one of the most important achievements of recent underwater archaeological projects. Based on available materials, this article sets to examine the sunken ship’s environment and the story of its sinking with references to time background. Nan’ao I shipwreck’s massive information benefits to better understanding of the formation and development of the new trade pattern resulted from the 1567 maritime-trade-ban lifting.