"Jinsha Site" Result

The story of Chinese archaeology is often told through the familiar narratives of the Yellow River, of oracle bones and majestic Shang dynasty bronzes. Then, in 1986, the earth cracked open in a quiet corner of Sichuan province, and a civilization so

The mist-shrouded plains of Sichuan have long captivated travelers with their emerald terraces and fiery cuisine, but beneath the surface of this vibrant province lies a secret that has fundamentally reshaped our understanding of Chinese civilization

The cracked earth of Sichuan's Chengdu Plain gives little hint of the cosmological chaos brewing beneath. Then—a glint of bronze, a curve of jade, the vacant stare of a mask that has not seen the sun for over three millennia. This is Sanxingdui. Unli