Located on the south bank of the Yazi River in the northwest of Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, the Sanxingdui site has excavated 12 square kilometers in the southwest region, with a history of 5,000 to 3,000 years. The site has been carrying out archaeological work since the 1990s, and after more than 30 years of research and exploration, it has achieved fruitful results and has been rated as one of the "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China". A large number of bronzes, pottery, goldware, bone ware and other cultural relics have been excavated from the Sanxingdui site, among which the famous bronze ware, bronze Da Liren, bronze masks, gold leaf masks, etc., have high artistic value in the cultural relics industry;
What are the most famous relics of the Sanxingdui site? The answer is the Bronze Sacred Tree! From the discovery of the bronze sacred tree in 1929, nearly a century later, 7 bronze sacred trees were unearthed, each with its own unique characteristics, reflecting the glory of the Sanxingdui civilization. Among them, the most representative are the No. 1 Bronze Sacred Tree and the No. 2 Bronze Divine Tree. The two trees are about 80 meters long and 90 meters high, and the trunk is conical. The leaves are all made of turquoise. Very eye-catching and precious. Among them, the No. 1 sacred tree has attracted the attention of archaeologists because of its intact preservation, and its tree is up to 395 centimeters high, which is the largest bronze artifact known so far; at the same time, the second bronze sacred tree no. 2 is also particularly famous, but because its lower part has been destroyed, its research value is lower than that of the first Bronze Sacred Tree No. 1.
Trees One and Two shine with glory, and Tree Three is equally important, and although its excavation has undergone more twists and turns, it has more stories behind it than the other two trees. There are more than 70 pieces of bronze fragments found in archaeological excavations, most of which have been ground into patina and lost their original color and luster. Because these patina spots are formed by a substance called "black paint", they are called "black paint disease". Archaeologists have named them Bronze Sacred Tree No. 3. This has frustrated archaeologists. Archaeologists worked day and night to rescue the Bronze Tree No. 3, eventually restoring it to its original shape.
The overall shape of the restored tree is more special, the lower end has a three-legged base, which is decorated with a flower bud pattern, starting from the base, the trunk is divided into three branches, the lowest branch is a single branch, and the highest is a double branch form. According to archaeological findings and documentary records, this tree shape may be related to bronzes excavated from tombs during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. But no one in academia has ever questioned this issue. Because the archaeological evidence does not support this conclusion. All the branches under the Bronze God Tree No. 3 are composed of a two-wound and three-crossed branch, and each branch can be subdivided into a variety of combinations, such as: one branch is bent, two branches are bent, three branches are bent, etc. This is why experts boldly claim that this is the "Fuso tree" of ancient legends.
In the ancient book "Ten Continents of Hainei", there is a detailed description of the mulberry tree, saying that "the two trees occasionally have the same root and the same origin, and they are more dependent on each other, so they are called Fusang". What is the source of this text? Why? Originally, Fuso was one of the common tree species in the south of the continent. This means that there is a tree whose roots are accidental forms of the same kind of roots, and they snuggle together to form a special appearance, hence the name "holding mulberry tree".
Because of this, experts also proposed that the appearance of the Sanxingdui Fuso tree proves that the ancients worshipped the "snake", and Fuxi and Nüwa are also intertwined postures in the famous "Fuxi and Nüwa", behind this mysterious shape, there are some unknown secrets.
Just as the so-called "hearing is false and seeing the newspaper", the three successful splicing of the bronze sacred tree has undoubtedly added a bright color to the cause of mainland archaeology. It is gratifying that the legendary Fuso tree has finally met the world in the form of cultural relics. Supported by archaeological discoveries and documentary records, Fuso has become one of the oldest silkworm varieties in ancient China and has been listed as a national key protected wild plant. More importantly, the bronze sacred tree No. 3 also directly proves the authenticity of the ancient books of the "Ten Continents in the Sea", which greatly improves the credibility of the ancient books.
Restoring the true appearance of cultural relics is the purpose and significance of archaeological work. In archaeology, bronzes belong to the category of artifacts, and as a cultural relic, bronzes carry more historical memory and spiritual sustenance, which has important research value. The excavation of the Sanxingdui bronze sacred tree lets us know the origin and direction of the Sanxingdui civilization, and is also a branch of the Chinese civilization, which deserves everyone's respect and admiration.