“Stars Over China” Exhibition Opens at Shanghai Museum East

Reporter: Du Juan

The exhibition, titled “Stars over China: The Ancient Shu Civilization of Sanxingdui and Jinsha”, recently opened its doors to the public at Shanghai Museum East. It is the third of “The Essence of China” ongoing series hosted by a total of 28 museums and archaeological institutions, including the Shanghai Museum, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan and the Jinsha Site Museum of Sichuan Province.

Featuring 363 objects, one third of which are the latest archaeological finds, the exhibition houses the most recently repaired relics as well as those presented for the first time outside of its native region of Sichuan, exhibiting the most recent achievement in the discovery of ancient Chinese civilization. The exhibition comprehensively reveals to the public the appearance, connotation, characteristics, and intricacies of the ancient Shu civilization, presenting the development of Chinese civilization in pluralistic unity and the five outstanding characteristics, with the hope that the audience will appreciate the colorful and profound Chinese civilization, according to Chu Xiaobo, director of Shanghai Museum.

According to the source, the exhibition has been open to the public for free from the beginning of February and will continue until May 20, 2024.