Sanxingdui Ruins
Sanxingdui Historic Site is located in the southern side of the Yazi River, northwest of Guanghan city. It’s regarded as one of the most significant discoveries in the 20th century. The Sanxingdui Civilization followed the Baodun Culture and preceded the Jinsha Culture, lasting about 2000 years. Therefore, it’s an important civilization center in the Yangtze River area and earliest civilization in Chinese history. The untraceable age, unsolvable history puzzles, bizarre bronzes, and the enigmatic ancient Shu Kingdom only make the place more appealing to visitors. Sanxingdui Discoveries Sanxingdui Ruins Sanxingdui Ruins belong to the Bronze Age and they can be traced back to 2800B.C-1100B.C, roughly at the time of Xia and Shang Dynasties . The whole ruins have four Bronze Mask phases. Phase 1 is about Baodun Culture (Former Shu Culture), the phase 2 and 3 are about Sanxingdui Culture (the Ancient Shu Kingdom, after 1600B.C), and phase 4 is about Shierqiao Culture, whose rel...