Jinsha (archaeological site)

Jinsha (Chinese金沙) is the name of an archaeological site in China. Today's Street district Jinsha (金沙 街道) is from the village of Jinsha (金沙 村) of the former municipality Supo (苏 坡乡) emerged, which was disbanded in 2004 and converted into several road districts. Jinsha located in the west of the city of Qingyang District (青羊 区) of Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan. The site was discovered by chance in February 2001 during road construction. It is located around 50 km from Sanxingdui and is about the time in 1000 BC. The excavated objects show the same characteristics as the Sanxingdui. Artifacts made ​​of ivory, jade, bronze, gold and stone came to light. In contrast to the Sanxingdui site of no wall was surrounded.

The site is on the list of historic monuments of the People 's Republic of China since 2006.

During a visit in March 2008, shortly before the terrible earthquake, which was 2/3 in the ground sank excellent museum with over 30,000 sqm of exhibition space already set exemplary. All major findings can be visited there on three floors. The entire excavation area was declared as a national park.

The central actual excavation site is protected similar to the roof of the Munich Olympic stadium with a roof.