Gold design of 'the sun bird'
Outer diameter: 12.5 cm; Inner diameter: 5.29 cm
Thickness: 0.02 cm; Weight: 20 grams
Unearthed in the Jinsha Ruins
The gold design of 'the sun bird' unearthed in the Jinsha Ruins, which artistically expresses the admiration of the sun by ancient Chinese, was officially selected as the sign of Chinese cultural heritage last August.
Its design is 'four birds circling the sun', whether the four flying birds in the exterior side or the revolving sun in the interior side are full of innervations. It has expressed the worship and eulogizing of ancient Shu people to the Sun Bird and sun-god. The design of "Sun Bird" was used as the symbol of Chinese Cultural Heritage by State Cultural Relics Bureau in 2005. From then on, the symbol of 'Sun Bird' has appeared on all items of Chinese cultural heritage and has even traveled into outer space accompanying the 'Shenzhou VI' spacecraft.
Golden mask
Width: 19.5 cm; Height: 11 cm
Thickness: 0.04 cm; Weight: 46 grams
Unearthed in the Jinsha Ruins in 2007
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