Sanxingdui II is the most recommended attraction in Sichuan
Sleeping for thousands of years, waking up to shock the world. Sanxingdui is also known as Banyue Mound. It flourished during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, a time of peace and stability without foreign invasion, and lasted for 1,600 years before being annexed by the Qin State. The site covers an area of 12 square kilometers, and the excavated and discovered parts account for only 0.2% of the total area.
📍Address: No. 133, Xiangxin Road, Guanghan City, Deyang City, Sichuan Province
🕗Hours: 8:30–17:00, until 18:00 on holidays and during winter and summer vacations
Estimated visit time: 3 hours
🎫Tickets: CNY 72 for adults, half price for students, free for people over 60
(Reserve and purchase tickets in advance via the mini program, and enter the museum with your ID card)
You can hire a tour guide or rent an audio guide on the first floor, CNY 30 each
📝Visit suggestions📝
🌟Exhibition Hall 3 on the second floor [Heaven, Earth, Man, and God]
The theme is religion and sacrifice, showing the ancient Shu people's worship of heaven, earth, gods, and ancestors, mainly with jade and bronze wares
🔥Popular exhibits
Bronze mask with protruding eyes, bronze sun-shaped artifact (steering wheel), bronze sacred tree, bird-footed statue
🌟Exhibition Halls 1 and 2 on the first floor [Century Dream] [Majestic Capital]
They tell the origin and development of Sanxingdui culture, the archaeological history of the Sanxingdui site, and the urban style of the ancient Shu capital, mainly with pottery, bronze, and gold wares
🔥Popular exhibits: Golden mask, bronze standing figure, pottery pig, bronze standing figure with vertical hair (fitness coach), gold-faced bronze head
🌟Sanxingdui Cultural and Creative Products on the first floor
Various exquisite cultural and creative products, at least 30 minutes to slowly choose, highly recommended refrigerator magnets, blind boxes, bookmarks
🌟Temporary exhibition hall on the basement floor
Currently, until January 1, 2025, it is the "Marquis of Haihun Exhibition", and the golden big gold cake is really eye-catching👀
🪞The walls and electronic screens on both sides of the exhibition hall introduce the structure of cultural relics, clothing patterns, production techniques, etc., with text, pictures, and 3D animations, which are also worth stopping to watch
📝Tips:
1⃣️There are really many people, even on weekdays. If you want to take photos without people, you can only wait until the museum opens at 8:30 or take photos before closing
2⃣️After visiting, you can visit the cultural and creative store on the first floor🎁, with many cute peripheral products, as well as archaeological blind boxes, pottery pig refrigerator magnets, mask bookmarks, etc.
3⃣️If you want to take photos without people, you must go early❗️The contrast of the exhibits should be maximized‼️