Sanxingdui: Open the Door to Chinese Civilization

Known as "one of the great archaeological discoveries of mankind in the 20th century", Sanxingdui is an ancient Shu cultural site with the largest scope, longest duration and rich cultural connotation discovered in southwest China. This book combines the research results of Sanxingdui in recent years and relies on the bronze masks, bronze figures, bronze sacred trees, jade congs, jade seals, gold masks and other physical objects unearthed from archaeology. It systematically describes the whole picture of Sanxingdui of the ancient Shu civilization, reveals the relationship between Chinese civilization and Sanxingdui civilization, and explains a large number of unsolved mysteries in Sanxingdui culture. With a simple explanation, it outlines the ins and outs of Sanxingdui culture and its close relationship with the civilizations of the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins, as well as its status and role in Chinese civilization, and then reveals the unique cultural value, historical value and practical value of Sanxingdui culture as an important part of the diverse origin of Chinese civilization.