From 1995 to 2001, Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology conducted consecutive archaeological explorations and excavations of more than 30 locations that is over 100,000 square meters in area. Currently, after extensive investigation and excavation, a preliminary knowledge of the distribution, geographical features, age classifications, cultural characteristics of Jinsha Ruins has been established and initial understanding of the living conditions of ancient people, of their funeral customs and religious ceremonies and so on has also been achieved. 1、Distribution area 　　Through excavation and exploration, the site of Jinsha Relics has proved to encompass an area of about five square kilometers or more, with the north reaching Yangxi Road, the east neighbouring Tonghe Road and Qingyang Avenue, the west stretching to the Third Ring Road, and the south in access to Middle and West Qingjiang Road.

2、Geographical terrain 　　Land within the site is quite flat with few ups and downs. Generally,the terrain 504 to 508 meters above sea level,and is a little higher in the northwest than in the southeast with a relative relief of no more than five meters. The Modi River, which flows from west to east across the central site, divides Jinsha Relics into two halves,the north and the south. Out of the Jinsha Relics, the river continues southeast across the western district of Chengdu and emerges into the Qingshuihe River when it comes near the Qingyang Palace.

3、Major remains 　　So far, major remains discovered in the ruins can be classified into four categories, namely districts of large construction-sites, of mass burial activities, of domestic life and of cemeteries. These different districts are clear signs showing that areas within the Jinsha ruins had been divided on the basis of functions, the capital city then was already of significant scale, and the social structure more complex. Analysis of the large number of remains and relics indicates that the cultural accumulation in Jinsha ruins might take place during the period from late Shang Dynasty to early the Spring and Autumn period (about 1200-650 BC). Remains from the period of the late Shang dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty proved the most abundant. The site Jinsha ruins of this period might be another political, economic and cultural center of the Shu Kingdom after the Sanxingdui civilization, and very likely the place the capital city of another ancient Shu kingdom located in.