Hong Kong Palace Museum will Hold a Special Exhibition Titled "Staring at Sanxingdui"

On May 22nd, Hong Kong Palace Museum announced that a special exhibition titled "Staring at Sanxingdui —— New Archaeological Discoveries in Sichuan" will be launched in late September 2023, showcasing 120 precious Sanxingdui cultural relics for approximately four months.

This exhibition will focus on new archaeological discoveries in the Sichuan region, represented by the Sanxingdui site. It will showcase 120 cultural relics such as bronze, jade, gold, and pottery dating from 2600 to 3300 years ago. Nearly half of the exhibits are the most important excavated cultural relics at the Sanxingdui site from 2020 to 2022, and most of them will be exhibited for the first time outside Sichuan province. Key exhibits include excavations from the Sanxingdui Site, various bronze masks dating from 3000 to 3200 years ago, bronze portraits, and gold masks.

It is reported that Hong Kong Palace Museum will hold a series of academic seminars and public education activities with the theme of ancient Shu civilization during the exhibition period, deepening academic exchanges between Hong Kong and Sichuan in the field of ancient Shu archaeology and cultural research.