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Briefing
"Shu"
is the old name of Sichuan and its history and culture used to be no
more than a Sphinx. Thanks to a great number of archaeological
excavations in Sichuan in the modern era, people come to learn more
and more about their remote past. These archaeological findings not
only provide some proof to the research by archaeologists, but also
add a lot of interests to the sightseeing of tourists. It can never
be exaggerated to say that Sichuan is a new destination for
archaeologists, museum-goers and tourist who are keen on Chinese
ancient history and culture. What is worth a recommendation here are
several ancient tombs, a number of noted museums, quite a few
excavation sites. Among others, the Sanxingdui (Tri-star mound) in
Guanghan city, near Chengdu is a must to be wrapped into this tour
package of archaeological interest.
Highlights
& Features
Sanxingdui
(Tri-star Mound)
In Sanxingdui
which is 40 kilometers south of Chengdu, two large sacrificial pits
were found in 1986 boast the most important archaeological finds on
the Sanxingdui Ruins for the past half century. The exposure of a
large number of spectacular relics created a great sensation, making
the Sanxingdui site well known to the world. Amongst the hoards of
prize antiquities there are a variety of unique, grotesque bronze
works, such as the stately standing figure, the freakish bronze mask
and the towering bronze holy tree, which stand out as treasures
unparalleled. In addition, the gold wares represented by the
gleaming gold sculpture and the jade wares such as the tablets with
heavy motifs turn out to be undeniable jewels never seen before.
The Sanxingdui
Museum is a large-scale modern museum of history situated in the
northeastern part of the state-protected Sanxingdui Ruins by the
bank of the Yazi River in Guanghan city.
The museum has
a total floorage of 4,000 square meters for the exhibition halls, in
which the exhibits are lined up in an overall length of 800 meters.
With the focus on the theme of the Ancient Town, Ancient State and
Ancient Shu Culture, a general profile of the Sanxingdui Ruins is on
view and over one thousand pieces of invaluable relics such as
pottery, jade wares, bone wares, gold wares and bronze wares are on
display.
It is here
that the ancient people had their homestead; it is here that today's
people find a place of interest to visit. With its arms wide open
and the guides earnestly at your disposal, the Sanxingdui Museum
welcomes friends both from home and abroad to this enigmatic
Primeval Kingdom.
Zigong
Dinosaur Excavation Sites
Located in the
east part of Sichuan basin, it will take visitors 2-3hours to Zigong
by bus. This city is famous for its Dinosaur Museum.
That was 150
million years ago. In this area there lived a large number of
dinosaurs. According to the statistical data of disinterment, many
kinds of dinosaurs, such as sauropodas, stegosaurs and pterosaurs
etc. were unearthed in the range of only three square kilometers.
Existent skeletal fossils of dinosaurs are over 20 meters high.
Dinosaur Museum was built in the site of disinterment. The Modern
building protects precious fossils of dinosaurs and preserves the
original appearance of disinterment site. Its entire model and
arrangement of lighting are excellent. Dinosaur Museum and Xiqin
Quild hall are set off each other at a distance, and they have
distinguishing features.
Sichuan
Museum
The Sichuan
museum is the largest provincial museum in China's south-west, with
more than 150,000 items on display. For historians, the displays of
tiled murals and frescoes taken from tombs are of great interest in
their depictions of ancient daily activities from agriculture to
dance.
Sichuan
University Museum
Founded in
1914 by US scholar D.S. Dye, this museum underwent several closings
and name changes before reopening under its current name in 1984.
The four exhibition rooms display, on a rotating basis, a collection
of over 40,000 items. The collection is particularly strong in the
fields of ethnology, folklore and traditional arts. The ethnology
room exhibits artifacts from the Yi, Qiang, Miao, Jingpo, Naxi and
Tibetan cultures. The Chinese painting and calligraphy room displays
works from the Tang (618-907A.D), Song (960-1279A.D.), Yuan
(1271-1368A.D.), Ming (1368-1644A.D.) and Qing (1644-1911A.D.)
dynasties. Some labels are in English.
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