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- Date : July 19, 2018 - September 19, 2018
- Venue : Gallery N9
- Hosted by : National Museum of China, Department of Culture of Sichuan Province
Located at western Sichuan Basin, Chengdu Plain is an alluvial plain consisting of alluvial fans created by the Minjiang River and Tuojiang River that originate from Northwestern Sichuan and their tributaries. Surrounded by mountains, the plain has four distinct seasons and features warm and humid climate, plenty rainfall, fertile soil, and a great number of rivers and canals. The excellent natural environment has nurtured the Ancient Shu Civilization, an important and splendid civilization among China’s ancient civilizations.
The Ancient Shu Civilization is named after an ethnic group. It originated from the upper stream of the Minjiang River and is likely a reflection of the legend of Cancong. During the Neolithic period, the Baodun culture flourished on the Chengdu Plain, ushering in the dawn of the Ancient Shu Civilization, which experienced the three main development stages, namely the Sanxingdui Culture, Shierqiao Culture and Qingyanggong Culture, and formally ended up after being destroyed by Qin in 316 BC, and was integrated into the Chinese civilization in the context of the implementation of a series of development projects including Dujiang Weir.
The exhibition, by displaying the important archaeological discoveries of the Sanxingdui Culture, Shierqiao Culture and Qingyanggong Culture, outlines the splendid Ancient Shu Civilization and demonstrates its important contributions to the formation of the Chinese civilization. |