The new exhibition hall of Sanxingdui Museum will be officially opened on May 1, 24. After adjustment, the exhibition area of the museum will be expanded from about 4, square meters to nearly 7, square meters. As far as the overall layout of the whole museum is concerned, the two exhibition halls will form a comprehensive display of jade and stone tools, gold wares, pottery and sacred trees in the first exhibition hall, while the second exhibition hall will be the overall exhibition feature of the bronze museum. The museum area will also be expanded from the current 15 mu to more than 4 mu, and the characteristics of the huge park, namely the combination of the museum and the park, will be further enhanced, and the corresponding supporting facilities will provide more quality services for the general public.
Brief introduction of the new exhibition hall
The new exhibition hall * * * is divided into six units (preface)
The preface takes a pair of strange-looking beasts at the bottom of the altar, a typical cultural relic of Sanxingdui, as the prototype to make the main sculpture, supplemented by the panoramic electronic hanging screen of Sanxingdui site and the large-scale mural "The Source of Yangtze River Civilization", which outlines and reveals the profound meaning of Sanxingdui civilization.
The first unit outlines the history of ancient Shu from the late Neolithic period to the end of Shang Dynasty and the beginning of Zhou Dynasty. The grand scale of Sanxingdui, the ancient capital of Shu, is displayed in an all-round way, and the nature of Sanxingdui site as a prosperous ancient city and country in the early stage of civilized society in southwest China is revealed, and its important position in China's early urban civilization is demonstrated.
The second unit introduces the general situation of agriculture and commerce in ancient Shu, reflecting the grand occasion of commerce at that time.
The third unit reflects the achievements made in pottery-making technology in ancient Shu, and shows the unique types of utensils and sophisticated pottery-making technology.
The fourth unit shows the jade and stone tools unearthed from Sanxingdui site and sacrificial pit, highlighting their cultural and artistic values. Reflect the technological process of Sanxingdui jade ware from raw materials to semi-finished products to finished products, and reveal the connotation and function of jade in ancient Shu religious etiquette and its spiritual value.
Unit 5 shows some bronze ritual vessels of Sanxingdui to reflect the metallurgical technology of Sanxingdui ancient Shu State. Sanxingdui bronzes are complicated in craft and exquisite in shape, reaching the highest level of fan casting technology at that time. The main techniques of Sanxingdui gold wares are hammering, molding and pasting, which also reflect the superb technological level of China Bronze Age.
The sixth unit aims to reveal the symbolic significance of the sacred tree as a "cosmic tree" in the primitive religious culture of ancient Shu, so as to reflect the primitive religious ideas of the ancient Shu people, such as the unity of man and nature, the interaction between man and god, and the worship of the sun god and the view of time and space among the three realms and the world. The new museum displays a grand finale with the most verve weapon in Sanxingdui cultural relics, Shenshu.
The Tongtian Tree is all made of bronze, with a height of 384 cm, and the top part has been missing. It is estimated that the total height should be more than 4 meters. The sacred tree is divided into upper, middle and lower layers, each layer has three branches, nine branches, each branch is bent into an arch in different directions, and it is covered with "fruits"; There is also a dragon on the sacred tree, winding down from the top of the tree, lifelike.
This sacred tree has a complicated structure, exquisite and unique craftsmanship, which is unparalleled in the world.
In China, there are many records about sacred trees. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms records a famous sacred tree, which grows beside the Yuelong Temple in Luoyang, with a height of more than ten feet and a graceful canopy, soaring into the sky. Once, in order to build a palace, Cao Cao ordered someone to cut down the tree as a pillar. As a result, the servant reported that the tree could not be sawed and kept cutting. Cao Cao was furious and decided to cut it himself. The surrounding people came forward and said that the tree was a god tree and could not be cut. Cao Cao refused to listen to the advice and insisted on cutting it with his sword. As a result, there was a loud noise and blood spilled all over Cao Cao. Cao Cao was amazed, threw a sword on his horse, returned to the palace, and was seriously ill.
There is a joke in this story, but it is an indisputable fact that the sacred tree has occupied a very important position in the minds of China people since ancient times.
China people's worship of the sacred tree has a long history and has been passed down from generation to generation. In China, Fujian, Taiwan Province and many other places, trees over a thousand years old are called Shenmu. In Taiwan Province, there is also the famous Shenmu Garden, with 22 Shenmu trees. The staff in the garden also gave them very interesting names according to the characteristics of each tree. This Shenmu is more than 2,2 years old. It has five branches, representing longevity, wealth, health, kindness and happiness, so it was named "five blessings". . In ancient times, the image of towering trees was very symbolic. People used this shape as a totem, some of which were carved on utensils, while others were directly made into bronzes. The Tongtianshen tree unearthed in Sanxingdui is one of the representatives. It is not only magnificent, but also full of fruits, and there is a bird on each branch. Carefully count nine birds. Then, why are there nine birds on the Tongtianshen tree? This is also related to an ancient fairy tale circulating among the people in China ...
The bronze giant was unearthed in No.2 Sacrificial Pit in Sanxingdui, together with the bronze with a base of 2.62 meters and a weight of about 18 kilograms, which has a history of more than 3, years. The most mysterious thing is that the central axes of its left and right hands are not in a straight line. What is it holding in its hand? No one can know.