"Searching for Ancient China: Records of Ancient Shu" premieres, exploring the archaeology, culture, and civilization of ancient Shu civilization

Release time:Apr 13, 2024 21:11 PM

The large-scale documentary series "Searching for Ancient China: A Record of Ancient Shu" will be broadcasted on CCTV's comprehensive channel at 22:30 starting from June 10th, Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. The 5-episode documentary will reveal in depth how the ancient Shu civilization interacts and integrates with the civilizations of the Yellow River Basin and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin through the latest archaeological discoveries of the mysterious ancient Shu Kingdom, vividly presenting the glory of the ancient Shu civilization and its important contributions to Chinese civilization.

The historical records of ancient Shu's history and civilization are vague. Where does the mysterious ancient Shu civilization originate from? Where did the ancestors of ancient Shu come from? Is it true that the King of Shu during the Five Dynasties was a real person? What kind of ancient civilization did the Shu ethnic group create in the Chengdu Plain that shocked modern people? How did the ancient Shu people interact, exchange, and blend with the ancestors of the Yellow River Basin and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin?

"Searching for Ancient China: Records of Ancient Shu" premieres, exploring the archaeology, culture, and civilization of ancient Shu civilization

Based on numerous archaeological achievements and relevant historical documents, "The Record of Ancient Shu" systematically sorts out the development history of archaeological culture from the Yingpanshan culture in the western Sichuan Plateau to the Baodun culture, Sanxingdui culture, Jinsha culture, and the remains of large ship coffins in ancient Shu, as well as the genealogy map of the five dynasties of Shu kings in the legend of ancient Shu, including "Silkworm Cong, Baiguan, Yufu, Du Yu, and Kaiming". The program tells a story that is intertwined and intricately woven, vividly presenting the historical context of ancient Shu civilization from its inception, development to prosperity, and ultimately merging into the long river of Chinese civilization.

△ Shu King Genealogy

△ The pottery sculpture of a human face at the Yingpanshan Site in Sichuan Province

The Relationship between Colored Pottery at the Yingpanshan Site in Sichuan and Majiayao Culture in Gansu

The pottery sculpture human face statue unearthed from the Yingpanshan site is a 5000 year old pottery sculpture art treasure, small and exquisite, with vivid expressions. Archaeologists trace the appearance, food, and migration trajectories of ancient Shu ancestors through methods such as modeling, carbon isotope analysis, and skull measurement; The extravagant mouth deep belly pottery jar in the Guiyuanqiao site provides physical clues for exploring the early culture of the Chengdu Plain. The eight prehistoric ancient city ruins, represented by Baodun Ancient City, Gaoshan Ancient City, and Pixian Ancient City, strongly prove that the Chengdu Plain is one of the important sources of the origin of the Yangtze River civilization and even Chinese civilization, providing strong evidence for exploring the origin mode of Chinese civilization and the theory of diversity and unity.

Outline of the Eight Ancient Cities in Chengdu Plain

Among the cultural relics excavated at Sanxingdui Site, jade cong is inextricably linked with the same kind of artifacts unearthed at Liangzhu Cultural Site in the area around the Taihu Lake Lake in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, pottery He, jade bi, jade zhang, and the same kind of artifacts unearthed at Erlitou Site in the Yellow River Basin, and the bronze animal face is inextricably linked with the jade head statue unearthed at the Shijiahe Site in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, demonstrating the inclusiveness of Chinese civilization in the ancient Shu culture.

Comparison of Jade Cong Excavated from the Sanxingdui Site in Sichuan and the Liangzhu Site in Zhejiang

Comparison of cultural relics unearthed from the Sanxingdui Site in Sichuan and the Shijiahe Site in Hubei

There are also many latest archaeological achievements revealed in the program, such as the latest archaeological discoveries of large-scale rice paddy field relics at the Baodun site, filling the gap of rice relics in the Neolithic period in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; The bronze altar with a unique shape and complex craftsmanship in the No. 8 pit of Sanxingdui has made its first full body and all-round public appearance after basic cleaning.

The Bronze Altar Discovered at the Sanxingdui Site in Sichuan

Numerous cultural relics such as the sun god bird and gold ornaments have witnessed the social activities, agriculture, animal husbandry, and cultural exchanges of the ancient Shu people during the Jinsha period.

From exquisite ship coffins unearthed artifacts to the mysterious Ba Shu language, we trace the origin of the open and inclusive genes of Tianfu culture.

Host Feng Shuo

△ Sun God Bird Gold Ornament at Jinsha Site in Sichuan Province

"Searching for Ancient China: Records of Ancient Shu" visited 13 museums including the Sichuan Museum and 12 archaeological sites including the Yingpanshan Site, spanning over 10000 kilometers and covering multiple provinces and cities such as Sichuan, Gansu, and Chongqing. In the program, 26 experts and scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Institute of Archaeology at Sichuan University, and other units, with a high degree of rigor and scientificity, carefully interpreted nearly a hundred precious cultural relics such as pottery figurines with human faces, extravagant mouthed deep belly pottery jars, bronze altars, large standing divine beasts, and painted beds, and sorted out the development process of ancient Shu civilization. The film combines the interpretation of 12 classic ancient books, including "Annals of the King of Shu", "Biographies of Gong Yu in the Book of Han", and "Annals of Bamboo", to increase the research on cultural relics related to ancient Shu civilization, gradually unveiling the mysterious veil of ancient Shu civilization.

△ Bronze standing portrait at the Sanxingdui Site in Sichuan

"Searching for Ancient China: Records of Ancient Shu" continues to deepen the creative concept of "ideology+art+technology", using "XR+" to expand reality technology, and restoring a large number of ancient city ruins with ultra-high quality, allowing viewers to "travel" through time and space to see the lifestyle of ancient Shu land thousands of years ago. The free angle shooting technology of the 6Dof algorithm allows for the first 360 degree surround display of numerous ancient Shu cultural relics, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in the details of cultural relics from all angles.

△ Virtual Scene of Baodun Ancient City in Chengdu Plain

In Search of Ancient China, A Tale of Ancient Shu was jointly produced by the Central Radio and Television Station, the National Cutural Heritage Administration and the Propaganda Department of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee. CCTV Video, CCTV Network and other new media platforms of China Central Television will be simultaneously broadcasted with CCTV Comprehensive Channel starting from June 10th.

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