What gold ornaments of Shang and Zhou Dynasties are there in Jinsha Site as a symbol of Chinese inheritance?

200 1 Gold ornament "Four Birds Around the Sun" unearthed from Jinsha Site in Chengdu, Sichuan. The picture shows four god birds flying around the sun, and experts also named them "Sun God Birds". This is an important archaeological discovery in China in this century.

According to Peng Changxin, director of National Cultural Heritage Administration office, this gold decoration pattern recommended by famous domestic experts is the perfect combination of ancient people's philosophy of "harmony between man and nature", rich imagination, extraordinary artistic creativity and exquisite craftsmanship.

Combined with the public suggestions collected during the publicity, National Cultural Heritage Administration finally decided to use the simplified Chinese "China Heritage" above the chinese heritage logo.

The Chinese phonetic alphabet "China Wenhua Yi Chan" is used below, local minority languages can be used in ethnic autonomous areas, and English "chinese heritage" or other national languages can be used for foreign exchanges.

The standard color of the logo is gold, and other colors can be used according to different needs. Gold ornaments and cultural relics patterns that mark the core position can be used independently except in words.

Experts believe that the pattern of "Four Birds Around the Sun" is an outstanding representative work of Chinese ancestors who worshipped the sun, expressing the spiritual meaning of pursuing brightness, forging ahead in unity, harmony and tolerance, and showing the strong sense of responsibility and sacred mission of the China government and people to protect the cultural heritage of the motherland.

As a symbol of Chinese heritage, it embodies the strong cohesion and centripetal force of China traditional culture, and shows the spirit of the Chinese nation's self-improvement and high spirits.

Extended data:

Sunbird gold ornaments (also known as "Four Birds Around the Sun" gold ornaments) are gold foils unearthed from Jinsha Site in Chengdu, Sichuan on 200/KLOC-0. It belongs to the late Shang Dynasty. It is a national first-class cultural relic of China people, and it is also one of the third batch of cultural relics that are prohibited from leaving the country for exhibition. The whole gold ornament is annular, with an outer diameter of 12.5cm, an inner diameter of 5.29cm, a thickness of 0.02cm and a weight of 20g.

There are complex hollowed-out patterns on the gold ornaments, which are divided into two layers, and the inner layer is surrounded by twelve equally spaced rotating toothed lamps; The outer pattern surrounds the inner pattern and consists of four identical birds flying counterclockwise. The four birds' heads and feet are connected back and forth, flying in the same direction and in the opposite direction to the internal vortex.

The pattern is usually interpreted as: four birds represent the cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the inner layer 12 light pattern represents the cycle of twelve months a year. It may also be related to the legend that the sun is negative. Composition analysis shows that its gold content is as high as 94.2%. This gold ornament may be a sacrificial object of the ancient Shu people. Now it is hidden in Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, which is the treasure of the museum.

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