China News Agency, Hong Kong, December 29th (Reporter Wei Huadu) The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Center held the opening ceremony and media guided tour of the "Light of the Sands - Ancient Shu Civilization Exhibition" on the 29th. More than 70 exhibits were made by Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Precious national cultural relics unearthed from Jinsha and Sanxingdui ruins in Guanghan.
On the afternoon of December 29, the Antiquities and Monuments Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government held the opening ceremony of the "Light of the Sands - Ancient Shu Civilization Exhibition" at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Center in Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
The picture shows the head of a bronze figure unearthed from the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan.
Photo by Li Zhihua
The Jinsha site was discovered in Chengdu in 2001, with a total area of more than 5 square kilometers. A large number of unearthed living utensils and sacrificial objects are related to the Sanxingdui cultural relics in terms of shape and technology. The people already have a high degree of bronze culture, which provides important clues to understand the ancient Shu culture.
The reporter saw at the exhibition site that many artifacts were displayed in the museum, including a replica of the most important national treasure-level cultural relic "Sun God Bird" gold leaf decoration in the Jinsha site, two national first-class cultural relics "Golden Face" and " "Frog-shaped gold foil" is a representative of the brilliant achievements of the ancient Shu Kingdom's gold craftsmanship.
There is also a four-section jade cong on display, which is a ritual vessel used in sacrifices in the primitive society; there is also a kneeling stone figure, which is speculated to be a special sacrifice used to replace living sacrifices.
The picture shows the golden face unearthed at the Jinsha site.
Photo by Li Zhihua
The exhibition also displays 7 Hong Kong archaeological relics for comparison with those unearthed from the Jinsha site.
Zhu Zhangyi, curator of the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency at the exhibition site: "I think this comparison is well chosen, and it allows Hong Kong people to understand the ancient Shu civilization and Hong Kong culture at the same time. The perception of ancient culture is from ancient times. It has already spread to Lingnan, and then to Hong Kong, giving everyone a sense of cultural identity."
It is reported that the above-mentioned exhibition is the first large-scale national-level cultural relics exhibition that the two parties have cooperated since the signing of the "Framework Agreement on Deepening Exchanges and Cooperation in the Field of Cultural Heritage" between the Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in mid-November 2022. From December 30, 2022 to March 29, 2023, to further promote exchanges and cooperation between the Mainland and Hong Kong in cultural, archaeological and historical aspects.
Zhu Zhangyi told reporters: "The entire preparation process for this exhibition took about 6 months. Under the epidemic, Hong Kong and the mainland have not yet fully opened up, so the relevant departments of the two places have jointly overcome many difficulties and finally let the exhibition start before the new year." (use up)