金沙遗址博物馆讲解材料(英文).docVIP

. PAGE . Tour Guide Wordingfor Jinsha Edited by Chengdu October 2006 Tour Guide Wording for Jinsha (Tour guide starting from the Southern Entrance Gate) Good morning (afternoon) everyone, welcome your presence and visit to Jinsha Site Museum. My name is , a tour guide special for (After access into the Museum Entrance Gate) Discovered on February 8, 2001, Jinsha Site is identified as the ancient Shu cultural relic attract which was prosperous in the Shang Dynasty (16th—11th Century BC) and Zhou Dynasty (after the Shang Dynasty to 221 BC). Jinsha Site is situated in the northwest of Chengdu City, between the 2nd Ring Road and the 3rd Ring Road, 5 kilometers away from Chengdu City Center the Tianfu Square. Jinsha Site was discovered by accident in a capital construction site which was on progress. This discovery was awarded as “2001 China Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries” in the same year when it was unearthed. Through years’ archaeological study and excavation, it is quite certain that the site distribution is scattered over 5 square kilometers around. Within this historical cultural site, some important cultural heritages such as large-scale palace-style buildings, sites for worship activities, civilian housing area and Jinsha Site is recognized as the most important archaeological discovery of China in early 21st Century as well as another significant archaeological discovery followed after San Xing Dui discovery in Sichuan Province. Discovery of Jinsha Site greatly extended the content of the ancient Shu culture, which is of great significance in research on the origin, development and decay and perish of the Shu culture; in particular, it provided us with reliable evidence to explain the miracle of sudden perish of San Xing Dui civilization. It is no doubt to advocate that Jinsha Site has reproduced the glory and prosperity of the ancient Shu Like a thunder advocating the coming of spring, Jinsha Site started with a new page to look into the