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Duck River, West of Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, China
Sanxingdui is the largest and oldest ruins of the ancient Shu culture with the most abundant cultural connotation in the Southwest of China
The cultural relics at Sanxingdui are precious cultural heritage of mankind, which contain rich historical, cultural and scientific value, and bespeak themselves as the most attractive ones amongst the multitude of the spectacular relics in China. Amongst the hoards of prize antiquities there are a variety of unique, grotesque bronzes, such as 2.62-meter-tall standing statue, 1.38-meter-wide bronze mask, 3.95-meter-high bronze tree, all of which stand out as treasures unparalleled. In addition, the gold ware represented by the gleaming gold scepter, and jade ware such as the blades with heavy motif, turn out to be undeniable rare jewels never seen before.
Sanxingdui Museum is in collection of protection of cultural relics, the academic research and social education functions into an organic whole, uses the modern scientific method to implement management, collects and displays the unearthed bronze ware, jade stone, gold and pottery, bone artifacts for thousands of pieces of precious cultural relics from Sanxingdui relics site and the no. 1 and no. 2 pit in Shang dynasty sacrificial site.
Sacred tree bronze statue of the Shang Dynasty is one of the must-see relics at the Sanxingdui Museum. Sacred tree bronze statue of the Shang Dynasty is 3.96 meters tall, which is composed of base, tree and dragon. The sacred tree bronze statue of the Shang Dynasty is one of the largest one among the bronze relics.
Sanxingdui bronze Dali man statue is the largest bronze statue in the same period. It is about 2.6 meters tall, and the Dali man statue is about 1.8 meters tall. The Sanxingdui bronze Dali man statue is composed of the portrait and the base. There are exquisite and complicated patterns on the clothes of the statue, including dragon patterns, bird patterns, worm patterns and eye patterns. In terms of its clothing, image and volume, the Sanxingdui bronze Dali man statue can be called the leader of the bronze statues of the Shang Dynasty.
The Shang bronze animal mask of Sanxingdui is the strangest and most magnificent among the bronze masks unearthed in Sanxingdui. The The Shang bronze animal mask is famous for its mysterious smile, which attracts many tourists. There is a square hole in the middle of the forehead of the Shang bronze animal mask, which may have exquisite forehead decoration. Researchers think that its original overall image may be more exquisite and magnificent.
The gold scepter unearthed at Sanxingdui is the largest gold utensil in the same period. The gold scepter is beaten with gold bars into gold skin, and then wrapped on a wooden rod. When the wooden rod was unearthed, it was carbonized, only the gold skin was left, and carbonized wood residue remained in the gold skin. The gold scepter is about 1.4 meters long and 4 centimeters wide.
With a strong local ethnic hairstyle style, the bronze head state wearing a gold mask is one of the must-see relics at the Sanxingdui Museum. The gold mask is made of gold skin, the size, shape and facial features of the bronze head are the same, the eyebrows are hollowed out, and the production is quite exquisite, giving people a sense of authority and sacredness.
The jade zhang of Shang Dynasty is an important relic in the relics among the Shang Dynasty. On the patterns of the jade zhang unearthed at the Sanxingdui, we can see the image of mountain sacrifice in the past. And jade zhang is one of the most significant ceremonial utensils in ancient China. And the main application of the jade zhang is mountain sacrifice.
The first exhibition hall is more than 800 meters long; the main body content is based on "the ancient city ancient state and ancient Shu culture display", and divided into 8 display units. Here displayed the ruins of Sanxingdui and thousands of pieces of precious cultural relics such as pottery, jade, bone artifacts, gold and bronze wares unearthed from large no. 1 and no. 2 pit in Shang dynasty sacrificial excavated pit. These cultural relics are 70 years of archaeological achievements, which have influence on the world, in China's vast spectacular cultural relics, it has the most artistic value of historical scientific culture, and it is one of the most entertaining groups of cultural relics. The exhibition is in the dramatic way of stage constitutes a continuous visual scene, supplements by a large number of charts, photographs, and other exhibits, makes a bold attempt on the connotations of cultural relics, and at the same time there are cultural relic replica to stimulate excavation site. The museum use rich means to show a fantastic art palace.
Get Some Cultural and Creative Products
There are many interesting and beautiful cultural and creative products at Sanxingdui Museum like refrigerator magnets, special stamps for Sanxingdui and other pendent ornaments. The cultural and creative products like stamps and refrigerator magnets are meaningful and commemorative, which can be gifts to your families and friends.
Experience the Culture of Ancient Shu Kingdom
The discovery of Sanxingdui make us re-recognize the ancient Shu culture. It proved that the Yangtze River basin is the birthplace of the Chinese nation as well as the Yellow River basin, and that there are ancient civilizations in the Yangtze River basin that are no less than those in the Yellow River basin. At the Sanxingdui Museum, we can visit the relics including bronze, jade and other relics as well as knowing about the ancient culture in the southwestern China.
Sanxingdui Museum is an indoor museum, which will not be influenced greatly by weather. And you can visit the Sanxingdui Museum when you prefer. To avoid the crowds, it is recommended that you avoid the school vacations(July to August) and National Day Holiday(usually from Oct, 1 to Oct, 7) when visiting the Sanxingdui Museum. And spring and autumn is highly recommended to visit Chengdu with pleasant weather and wonderful scenery. In autumn, you can combine your Chengdu tour with the Jiuzhai Valley, which is a wonderland with colorful autumn foliage and crystal lakes.
High-speed train:
There is intercity train from Chengdu to Guanghan, you can take the high-speed train to Guanghan North Station from Chengdu, then take the bus or taxi to the Sanxingdui Museum.
Private car:
You can also take private car to Sanxingdui Museum from Chengdu. Sanxingdui Museum is less than 30 kilometers from Chengdu, with convenient transportation(about 2 hours’ drive).
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