Construction of new Sanxingdui museum building begins

Construction has two parts: the main project and the exhibition project. It has a total investment of approximately 1.43 billion yuan (about $224.7 million). The exhibition project is expected to be completed in October 2023.

The new building will consist of three undulating circular structures stacked on top of each other, said Li Wenbo, who is in charge of the construction.

Discovered in the late 1920s, the Sanxingdui Ruins have been called one of the world's greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. Covering 12 square kilometers, the ruins are located in the city of Guanghan in Sichuan Province, about 60 kilometers from Chengdu, the provincial capital. They are believed to be remnants of the Shu Kingdom, which survived for over 2,000 years. The ruins date back at least 4,800 years.

By the end of last year, over 10,000 relics, including golden masks, figurines and ivory objects had been unearthed from the six recently unearthed sacrificial pits.