Construction of New Sanxingdui Museum Building Begins

The construction of a new building of the renowned Sanxingdui Museum began on March 29 in the city of Guanghan, southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

The new building is located in the Sanxingdui Museum Park, with a total floor area of approximately 55,000 square meters – five times the size of the museum’s current buildings.

The new building will house the cultural artifacts unearthed from the No. 1 and No. 2 pits of the Sanxingdui Ruins site as well as important cultural artifacts unearthed in future excavation projects.

“A world-class museum and a national archaeological site park are planned, making the museum a national cultural symbol showcasing the origins and development of Chinese civilization,” said Wang Juzhong, director of the management commission of the Sanxingdui Ruins site.

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

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