Samsung Shines on Jinsha: Series of Books Introducing Bashu Culture to Households Everywhere - Volume 3

Author: Feng Guanghong
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: In ancient times, Western Shu was relatively remote compared to the Central Plains, with inconvenient transportation and some inherent disadvantages. However, it has always been a "backwater" where immigrants continuously arrived, bringing many cultural elements. After the founding of New China, numerous pre-Shang cultural sites were discovered in Chengdu. For example, the three-tiered platform at Yangzi Mountain served as a sacred altar for the Shu people to worship the heavens; the Twelve Bridges area also revealed a large complex of buildings, originally constructed with timber joints and bindings in the "dry-lan" style, featuring two floors with distinctive architecture. These substantial findings, however, did not generate much excitement. Take the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan City as an example. In 1929, a treasure pit was accidentally unearthed at Yanjia in Yuemo Bay, followed by subsequent scientific excavations. The discoveries made over the years were mostly recorded in the anecdotes of scholars, serving as topics for casual conversation over tea and meals; they drew the attention of antique collectors, who tried their best to acquire more Wanhanyu artifacts to pass on to their descendants. Archaeologists, on the other hand, have been working tirelessly in the area for over half a century, uncovering batch after batch of artifacts, but these achievements were only appreciated within the professional community.