Underwater Museum Offers A Glimpse into River's Past

Take an escalator down to the world's first underwater museum accessible without diving in Fuling, Southwest China's Chongqing. The pressure-free container preserves White Crane Ridge, a 1,600-meter-long natural ridge which averages 15 m in width and has recorded valuable hydrological information on the Yangtze River since 763 AD.

People take photos at the world's first underwater museum accessible without diving in Fuling, Southwest China's Chongqing, on July 24, 2018. [Photo By Tan Yingzi/chinadaily.com.cn]

Divers undertake scientific protection work underwater. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Engraved characters on White Crane Ridge are seen at the world's first underwater museum accessible without diving in Fuling, Southwest China's Chongqing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An overview of engraved characters on White Crane Ridge is seen at the world's first underwater museum accessible without diving in Fuling, Southwest China's Chongqing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An underwater visiting corridor with new windows at the world's first underwater museum accessible without diving in Fuling, Southwest China's Chongqing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An overview of White Crane Ridge Underwater Museum in Fuling, Southwest China's Chongqing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]