Introduction to the Sun God Bird, the symbol of Chengdu

The Sun God Bird Gold Ornament is round in shape with an extremely thin body. The motifs are expressed in a hollowed-out way, with twelve rotating teeth-like rays on the inner layer; the outer layer is made up of four flying birds with their heads and feet connecting back and forth. The device vividly reproduced the ancient man "gold crow negative sun" myths and legends, four birds flying around the rotating sun, reflecting the ancient man to the sun and the strong worship of the bird, is a representative of the brilliant achievements of the gold craft of ancient Shu. 2005 August 16 "sun god bird "Gold ornaments officially become the symbol of China's cultural heritage. Originated from a legend: a long time ago, ancient Shu has an ancient and mysterious tribes - Jinsha, where birds and flowers, four seasons like spring, very rich, people live in peace and lead a happy life.

But one day, the sun suddenly disappeared and the whole Jinsha was in darkness. The people were so anxious that they asked the four great elders to go and look for the sun.

On the first day, the four elders came to a forest and began to search for the sun. They saw the moon, who gave them a box and told them that the sun had been captured by the abominable Great Sorcerer, and that the contents of this box could only be taken out and used when they met the Great Sorcerer. When the moon finished speaking, the four elders resumed their journey.

The next day, the four elders came to a high mountain and met the star, who gave them a cloth bag and said that this bag should be opened before opening the moon's treasure box. When the star had finished speaking, the four elders went on their way again.

On the third day, they came to the Jinsha River and saw the Great Sorcerer and the sun, and immediately opened the star's sack, and two strong golden lights shot toward the Great Sorcerer's eyes, and the Great Sorcerer was suddenly in pain and could not open his eyes. Seeing this, the Four Great Elders then opened the Moon's treasure box, only to see four golden ropes jumping to the hands of the Four Great Elders. The four elders took the golden ropes and threw them towards the great sorcerer from the four directions of south-east, west, north and south-west, and the great sorcerer was bound, and couldn't move no matter how much he struggled.

The wretched Grand Sorcerer was subdued, and the sun was saved. In order to prevent the sun from being harmed again, the four elders transformed into four beautiful sun god birds, protecting the sun at all times, and the sun, because of the protection of the god birds, emitted twelve miraculous golden lights, which became even more beautiful, more moving, and more dazzling.

The Jinsha people saw this unparalleled spectacle, but also in order to commemorate the four elders, carved a "sun god bird" of gold foil, and made a large number of gold, jade, copper ......, and buried them in the earth, so that future generations will forever Remember this history.

From then on, the "Sun God Bird" became the symbol of Jinsha and the pride of Jinsha people!

The "Sun God Bird" (i.e., the "Four Birds Around the Sun Gold Ornament") unearthed at Jinsha site represents the calendar used by the ancient Shu people, which is similar to that of the Central Plains during the same period, and is a complete lunisolar calendar with 12 or 13 months in a year, which is set at the end of the year. The calendar used by the ancient Shu people was similar to that of the Central Plains during the same period, and was a complete lunisolar calendar with 12 or 13 months in a year, leap months, and the concept of four seasons.