“Gazing at Sanxingdui - New Discoveries in Sichuan Archaeology” Exhibition Opens at the Hong Kong Palace Museum

Release Time: 2023-09-26

On the afternoon of September 26, 2023, opening ceremony of “Gazing at the Sanxingdui-New Discoveries in Sichuan Archaeology” exhibition was held at the Hongkong Palace Museum. The exhibition is jointly guided by State Cultural Relics Bureau, People’s Government of Sichuan Province and Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, supported by China Cultural Heritage Promotion Association, Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration and West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, jointly hosted by Sichuan Guanghan Sanxingdui Museum, Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, Archaeology of Sichuan, Archaeology of Chengdu and Hong Kong Palace Museum, and exclusively sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong). For the third time, cultural relics from the Jinsha Site Museum have traveled from the Land of Abundance to the Pearl of the Orient to meet the Hong Kong audience.

Three Joint Visits to Hong Kong: Witness the Exchanges between Hong Kong and Chengdu

As one of the organizers of this exhibition, Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, , has long a long-standing friendly cooperation with cultural and museum institutions in Hong Kong. The exhibition focuses on the new archaeological discoveries in Sichuan region, represented by the Sanxingdui Ruins and displays 120 pieces of valuable cultural relics such as bronzes, jades, gold and pottery excavated from the Sanxingdui, Jinsha and Baodun Ruins in the Chengdu Plain region, which are dated back 2,600 to 4,500 years ago, including 18 precious pieces from the Jinsha Site Museum.

Unique Shape of Vessels in Jinsha: The First Time Outbound Exhibition

In the fourth unit, the eye shape bronze objects, unearthed at the Jinsha Ruins, opens a window for visitors to look back into the history of Ancient Shu and perceive the longing and far-sightedness of the ancient Shu people. The first outbound exhibit—Bronze Dagger Axe—is extremely rare. This is the only one among all the jade relics unearthed at Jinsha Ruins and also the first discovery in Sichuan.

It is reported that the Hong Kong Palace Museum will also hold an international academic seminar on September 27 and 28. At that time, Wang Fang, Deputy Director of the Jinsha Site Museum, will give a keynote speech. It will offer a comprehensive view of the bronze civilization of the Ancient Shu through cross-cultural exchanges and other multi-disciplinary perspectives.