Jinsha Historical Site: Chengdu, China
While in Chengdu, China we visited the Jinsha archaeological site. It’s an amazing dig that was discovered in 2001 in a suburb of Chengdu. The site is from a civilization that lived more than 3000 years ago but left no written history that we know about although it appears to be extremely advanced for that time period. You can read more about it here and here.
The sun disk below is one of the most beautiful finds. The actual sun disk is less than six inches in diameter.
The sun disk below is one of the most beautiful finds. The actual sun disk is less than six inches in diameter.
Sunbird golden disk
Below are some other photos we took at the site with explaination below.
1. This golden disk is of the sun with a bird flying around it.
2. This is a mask of very thin gold.
3. Third is a bronze sculpture of a man.
4. A photo of the site where the objects were found now a museum.
5. A tiger carved from stone.
6. This is a bird carved from jade.
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