The lost worlds of Sanxingdui and Jinsha come to Beijing By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-01-19 14:55

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/19/WS696dd576a310d6866eb3484a.html As radiant as the gold sun god-bird ornament, as uncanny as the bronze head crowned with a gold mask and prismatic eyes, and as enigmatic as the sun-shaped bronze vessel, some of the most dazzling relics of ancient Shu culture, dating back more than 4,000 years, have traveled from their homes at the Sanxingdui and Jinsha sites, in Sichuan province, to Beijing.