In order to strive to build archaeology with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style, pay tribute to the centennial journey of Chinese archaeology, continuously carry forward the roots of ancient Shu culture, and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the discovery of Jinsha ruins, on September 27, the "International Academic Conference to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Discovery of Jinsha Ruins", sponsored by the Chinese Archaeological Society and China Cultural Relics Newspaper, and undertaken by Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum and Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, opened in Chengdu.
Wang Wei, chairman of the Chinese Archaeological Society and member of the Faculty of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Liu Shifa, president of the China Cultural Relics Newspaper; wang Yi, member of the party group and deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and director of the Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, spoke at the opening ceremony to discuss the archaeological excavation, tourism development and value of the "sun god bird" at the Jinsha site.
◎Wang Wei:
The Archaeological Site Park combines archaeology, tourism and development
"Time flies so fast, the Jinsha site caused a sensation in our academic circles in the past, and after 20 years, it is still fresh in my memory." Wang Wei said that in the past 20 years, the Jinsha site has made remarkable achievements in excavation, research, protection and utilization. Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum is an archaeological site park built in a prime location in Chengdu. However, Wang Wei recalled that there was also a huge debate about whether to build an archaeological site park and whether to mention the archaeological site park.
"There is a view that a ruin is a ruin, a park is a park, how can we talk about it together? It now seems to be a very good initiative to integrate archaeology, tourism and development, which has well resolved the two contradictions that are considered 'natural enemies' and jointly promoted the protection and utilization of the site. Wang Wei still believes that the excavation, investigation, research and utilization of the Jinsha site is a very good example in the century-old history of Chinese archaeology.
Symbol of Chinese cultural heritage
◎Liu Shifa:
The "Sun God Bird" expresses the common emotions and spirit of the Chinese nation
"Rizhao Jincheng Head, The Divine Bird Travels for Nine Days." In 2001, the discovery of the Jinsha site caused a sensation at home and abroad, expanding people's understanding of the ancient Shu culture and filling the gap in the academic community's research on the early civilization of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the origin of the Chengdu civilization. Liu Shifa said at the opening ceremony of the conference that not long ago, the Jinsha site stood out in the preliminary evaluation of the "Top 100 Archaeological Discoveries in a Hundred Years" selection and promotion activity sponsored by the China Archaeological Society and the China Cultural Relics Newspaper, and advanced to the final evaluation. The "Sun God Bird" gold ornament excavated from here, as the most representative excavated cultural relics of the Jinsha site, reflects the sun worship of the ancient Shu civilization, reveals the Chinese ancestors' cognition of the universe and calendar, expresses the common emotions and spirit of the Chinese nation, and was announced as the "Symbol of Chinese Cultural Heritage" by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2005.
As the image symbol of China's cultural heritage, with the rapid development of cultural heritage and the increasingly extensive exchange of cultural relics, the image of the "Sun God Bird" has flown all over the country and the world, like a messenger, in the tide of all media dissemination of Chinese cultural relics, has played an irreplaceable positive role.
◎Wang Yi:
The fourth rise of Chengdu is a powerful force in the ancient and modern veins
"90 years ago, the Sanxingdui Moon Bay site began to be excavated, and Sichuan's archaeological work has a new start. The archaeology of Sichuan has accompanied the development of Chinese archaeology for a hundred years and has made continuous progress. At the scene, Wang Yi combed the excavation process of Sichuan archaeology. In 1986, Sanxingdui No. 1 and No. 2 sacrifice pits were discovered, and at the same time, excavations began at the site of the Twelve Bridges in Chengdu. In 1996, the Baodun site was discovered. "20 years ago, China's first major discovery into the 21st century was at the Jinsha site, the Jinsha site as a sacrificial site, the splendor it presented, let the national archaeological community 20 years ago shocked, Chinese cultural symbol Sun God Bird was also born at the Jinsha site." We can feel that Chengdu, a great and extraordinary city, is constantly evolving. ”
Wang Yi believes that the discovery of the Baodun site has made us feel the prelude to the pace of development of Chinese civilization. Sanxingdui and Jinsha are the first rise of Chengdu's urban development. Then came the Qin and Han dynasties, Chengdu was the five capitals of the Tang and Song dynasties, and it was also the center of glory, "from the first rise to the second rise, to the third rise, today, Chengdu ushered in the fourth rise." As a megacity in the first echelon of the country, Chengdu presents with this image, and we feel the strong strength and momentum of the ancient and modern lineage. ”
Red Star News reporter Qiao Xueyang Zeng Qi
Edited by Li Jie
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