Age: Absolute age is about 3000 years ago.
Size: outer diameter12.5cm, inner diameter 5.29cm, thickness 0.02cm.
Weight: weight 20 grams
Unearthed from Jinsha Site in Chengdu, Sichuan.
On August 16, 2005, the golden ornament of "Sun Bird" officially became the symbol of chinese heritage. From June 5438+1October 12 to June 65438+1October 17, 2005, Shu embroidery products decorated with "Sun God Bird" returned to Earth after traveling in space with Shenzhou VI spacecraft.
The gold ornaments of the sun god birds unearthed from Jinsha site, that is, the gold ornaments of four birds circling the sun, have a very dynamic visual effect, whether it is the four birds on the outer layer or the rotating sun on the inner layer. Especially against the red background, the whirlpool inside is like a spinning fireball, and the birds around it are clearly red firebirds. The birds in the outer layer and the rotating sun in the inner layer show the ancient Shu people's worship and praise of birds and sun gods.
Sunbird is an exquisite gold foil made by the ancient Shu people in the late Shang Dynasty, which expresses the worship of the ancient Shu people to the sun. It is a treasure of Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum and has become a symbol of China's heritage. Some studies believe that the four birds in the outer layer represent the negative days of the four birds and also represent the cycle of the four seasons. The inner layer of 12 awns represents a cycle of twelve months a year. This is the material evidence that the ancient Shu people worshipped the sun. Perhaps at that time, the ancient Shu people had mastered the concepts of year, time and month and their causes.
The golden ornaments of the Sun Bird symbolize the Chinese nation's spirit of pursuing light and striving for progress. The golden ornaments of the sun god bird travel in space, symbolizing that the Chinese nation has realized its dream of flying for thousands of years. The design of the sun god bird reflects the simple world outlook and cosmology of early human beings. Sunshine is the source of life, so it became the earliest god people worshipped; China's ancestors associated the sun with birds flying in the sky, thinking that birds were flying with their backs to the sun. Sunbird is the totem of the early tribes of ancient Shu people. "God bird circling the sun" expresses the dream of Chinese ancestors who yearn for the sun and advocate light.