Sanxingdui: One of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century

Sanxingdui is known as one of the 'Nine Wonders of the World' due to its mystery, containing some content that we are still unable to investigate. The discovery of Sanxingdui has pushed the history of the ancient Shu kingdom back to 5,000 years ago. However, the numerous bronze human and animal figures here do not belong to any category of the Central Plains bronzes. At the Sanxingdui Museum, I saw many national treasure-level cultural relics: Bronze Standing Figure: 180 centimeters tall, with a total height of 260.8 centimeters including the base; Bronze Divine Tree: about 4 meters tall; Gold Staff: 143 centimeters long, 2.3 centimeters in diameter, weighing about 463 grams; The bronze mask known as the 'King of Masks,' 66 centimeters high and 138 centimeters wide; Gold Mask; Bronze Head with Gold Mask; Bronze Sun Wheel; Jade Cong; Pottery...