Heeding the advice, I've returned from Sanxingdui. Make sure you plan your trip before going.

📍Address: No. 133 Xiangxin Road, Guanghan City, Deyang City, Sichuan Province
⏰Opening Hours: Extended hours during Golden Week, short holidays, and summer/winter vacations (January, February, July, and August): 08:30–20:00 (last entry at 18:00).
🎫Tickets: Adults: CNY 72/person, Students: CNY 36/person, Free for seniors over 60 (book tickets in advance via the mini program and enter by scanning your ID card). You can hire a guide or rent an audio guide on the first floor for CNY 30! Group tours are available: CNY 400 for 10 people, CNY 600 for 20 people!
✅1F: Exhibition Halls 1 & 2: Century Dreams/Majestic Capital
[Bronze figures, pottery pigs (angry piglets), gold masks, pottery]
✅2F: Exhibition Hall 3: Heaven, Earth, and Gods
[Bronze sacred tree, large masks, money tree, sun-shaped artifact (steering wheel), mythical creatures, phoenix birds, turtle-shell-shaped grid artifact (manhole cover), kneeling figure on a top vessel]
✅-1F: Auspicious Metal Casts History: Temporary Exhibition
Ancient China in Bronze Ware
Sanxingdui Cultural and Creative Products: Located on the first floor. Unfortunately, it was too late in the day, and the CNY 88 blind box with the sacred tree I wanted was sold out! Yes, sold out! But I did manage to buy a face-changing fridge magnet, a mask brooch, and a sun-wheel copper charm!
✅Must-See Artifacts
1. Bronze Standing Figure: A bronze figure standing 1.8 meters tall on a 0.8-meter-high pedestal. This is one of the most representative artifacts of the Sanxingdui Kingdom and a rare large bronze figure from ancient civilizations.
2. Bronze Vertical-Eyed Mask: Among the many bronze masks unearthed at Sanxingdui, the most peculiar and majestic is the Bronze Vertical-Eyed Mask. It is 0.66 meters high and 1.38 meters wide, one of the most famous and mysterious artifacts of the ancient Shu civilization.
3. Bronze Sun-Shaped Artifact: A sun wheel resembling a "steering wheel" uses five rays and a halo to represent the sun's brilliance. Artifacts of this shape have never been seen in previous archaeological finds.
4. Gold-Masked Bronze Head: Gold was highly valued in ancient Shu. Among the 57 bronze heads, only four wear gold masks, indicating their high status. Scholars believe that the hairpin hairstyle may also be a symbol of status.
5. Bronze Altar: The Bronze Altar unearthed from the No. 2 sacrificial pit has been restored through research. Its structure, from top to bottom, consists of a shrine and mountain peaks, a shaman, and a pair of mythical birds, symbolizing the three realms of heaven, earth, and humanity, showcasing the ancient Shu people's mythological worldview.

Post by JamesonBrennan56 | Mar 5, 2025