The unique Sanxingdui Museum is near the Sanxingdui archaeological site that dates back to 2000 B.C. The site is north of Nanxing Town of Guanghan City in Sichuan Province on Map of China. Due to its scope, the wealth of its contents, and the rarity and precious nature of its excavated objects, the site was declared a National Key Cultural Relics Protected Unit in 1988.

Before your Chengdu tours, you may interested in its history. Some of the first objects that were put in the museum were found in 1929 by a farmer while digging a well. In the process, the farmer unearthed a large stash containing jade relics. Then, in 1986, several workers discovered sacrificial pits where they found pottery artifacts, bronze, gold, and jade which were completely unknown in the history of Chinese art. The artifacts that were unearthed in 1986, have convinced researchers that Sanxingdui was Shu Kingdom’s capital back more than 3,000 years ago. Among the artifacts collected, the bronze proved to be the most precious due to their scientific, historical, and artistic value.

Many of the unearthed artefacts, relics and objects can be viewed at the Sanxingdui Museum. Inaugurated in 1997 and set amidst picturesque surroundings, this museum provides a vast exhibition space that covers an area of around 43,000ft2?(4,000m2). Within its modern halls, you will find breathtaking displays of more than 1,000 historical objects including items made from gold, bronze, ceramics and jade as well as ancient pottery along your private tour of China.