Unlocking the Mysteries: Sanxingdui Museum’s New Finds Stun and Intrigue

via South China Morning Post, 27 August 2023: The Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan showcases newly-discovered ancient artifacts from the Sanxingdui archaeological site, attracting tens of thousands of visitors and mystifying experts about the civilization they represent.

Considered one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century, the museum pieces are among 16,000 artefacts unearthed from the Sanxingdui archaeological site about 55km northwest of provincial capital Chengdu in the past two years.

Many of the displays will also be among 120 artefacts to be shown at the Hong Kong Palace Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural arts hub in late September, themed “Gazing at Sanxingdui: new archaeological discoveries in Sichuan”.

Ran Honglin, Sanxingdui Museum deputy chief, said: “Many of those heading to Hong Kong are recently discovered artefacts or have never been shipped out of the country.”

Source: Before they land at Hong Kong’s Palace Museum, here’s a look at China’s Sanxingdui relics, among the biggest finds of the 20th century | South China Morning Post