2026-11 Archive

The Sanxingdui ruins in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, have captured the world's imagination ever since a farmer accidentally unearthed jade fragments in 1929. But it was the dramatic discoveries of Pit 1 and Pit 2 in 1986 — and the even more spectacula

Something extraordinary happens when you stand in front of a Sanxingdui bronze mask. The eyes—those protruding, cylindrical eyes—seem to look through you rather than at you. The enormous ears fan out like wings. The mouth, often locked in what could