A Study of the Functional Characters of Sea God Faith;

Using Triton SB-Interpreter software to process the TOPAS data obtained from the upper slope of Shenhu sea area in the northern South China Sea during the Leg A of the Testing Cruise DY115-20,the preliminary interpretation of the typical profile P0 shows:(1)In the study area,the degree of sea-bottom relief decreases downslope,while the acoustic penetration depth increases downslope.

In history, Nanhai Temple In Guangzhou was tightly related with the development of overseas trade and communication ot oceanic culture, which had several- thousand-year history in China.

Nanhai temple is an important symbol on South China Sea Silk Road, its Copper Drum poems and Copper Drum culture reflect the local people s unity, courage and pioneering spirit in the Pearl river delta.

The sea culture in Xia and Shang Dynasties presented as hazy sea conscious, sea god worship, sea travel and taking sea as shelter, exploring offshore resources and certain sail ability.