Sanxingdui Sacrificial Pits Excavation Site
Asleep for millennia before astonishing the world, these original pits yielded thousands of late Shang bronzes, gold masks, ivory and jade ritual objects.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Guang Han City
The towering Bronze Sacred Tree and gold foil masks at Sanxingdui Museum 5A reveal the sophisticated Bronze Age capital of ancient Shu in Guanghan.
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A place shaped through time
The towering Bronze Sacred Tree and gold foil masks at Sanxingdui Museum 5A reveal the sophisticated Bronze Age capital of ancient Shu in Guanghan.
Guang Han City
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Bronze Figure & Divine Tree Hall in Sanxingdui
The 2.62-metre Bronze Standing Figure and the nearly four-metre Bronze Sacred Tree, unique masterpieces of the ancient Shu kingdom, reflect its worship of powers linking heaven and earth.
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Bronze Mask & Gold Scepter Hall in Sanxingdui
Highlights include the bronze mask with protruding eyes and huge ears linked to the legendary Cancong, and a gold scepter engraved with fish, birds and arrows symbolizing royal power.
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Sanxingdui Ancient City Wall Ruins
Massive rammed-earth walls of the ancient Shu capital, over three thousand years old, testify to the diverse yet unified origins of Chinese civilization.
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