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金沙遗址博物馆讲解材料英文
TourGuideWording
for
JinshaSiteMuseum
EditedbyChengduJinshaSiteMuseum
October2006
TourGuideWordingforJinshaSiteMuseum
(TourguidestartingfromtheSouthernEntranceGate)
Goodmorning(afternoon)everyone,welcomeyourpresenceandvisittoJinshaSiteMuseum.Mynameis,atourguidespecialforJinshaSiteMuseum.ItisagreathonorformetostaywithyoutodayinyourvisittoJinshaSiteMuseum.YoumaybeignoredthatyouhavealreadystooduponthelandwheresplendidJinshaculturalrelicsitewithaprofoundhistoryofmorethan3000yearshasbeenburied.Let’sgothroughthetunneloftimeforajourneyofJinshadiscovery.
(AfteraccessintotheMuseumEntranceGate)
DiscoveredonFebruary8,2001,JinshaSiteisidentifiedastheancientShuculturalrelicattractwhichwasprosperousintheShangDynasty(16th—11thCenturyBC)andZhouDynasty(aftertheShangDynastyto221BC).JinshaSiteissituatedinthenorthwestofChengduCity,betweenthe2ndRingRoadandthe3rdRingRoad,5kilometersawayfromChengduCityCentertheTianfuSquare.JinshaSitewasdiscoveredbyaccidentinacapitalconstructionsitewhichwasonprogress.Thisdiscoverywasawardedas“2001ChinaTopTenArchaeologicalDiscoveries”inthesameyearwhenitwasunearthed.Throughyears’archaeologicalstudyandexcavation,itisquitecertainthatthesitedistributionisscatteredover5squarekilometersaround.Withinthishistoricalculturalsite,someimportantculturalheritagessuchaslarge-scalepalace-stylebuildings,sitesforworshipactivities,civilianhousingareaandGraveshavebeendiscovered.Aboutover6000piecesofpreciousculturalrelicsincludinggoldwares,bronzewares,jadewares,stonewares,lacqueredwoodenwaresalongwithalargenumberofceramicwares,ivories,wildboarbuckteethanddeerhornshavebeenunearthed.Theseuneartheddiscoverieshelpusalotinunderstandingingeneralthelivingstyle,production,customforburyingthedeath,religiousworshipofancientShupeopleinJinshaTime;inaddition,theyarealsohelpfulforustodrawaninitialconclusionregardingthenatureandageoftheheritagesite.UpontheevaluationofthescaleoftheSiteandsomehighhonorabletracesandrelicsdiscoveredintheSite,JinshaSitecanbeconjecturedoncetobetheCapitalofancientShuStatefollowedafterSanXingDuiCivilizationfromlateShangDynastytotheWesternZhouDynasty.
JinshaSiteisrecognizedasthemostimportantarchaeologicaldiscoveryofChinainearly21stCenturyaswellasanothersignificantarchaeologicaldiscoveryfollowedafterSanXingDuidiscoveryinSichuanProvince.DiscoveryofJinshaSitegreatlyextendedthecontentoftheancientShuculture,whichisofgreatsignificanceinresearchontheorigin,developmentanddecayandperishoftheShuculture;inparticular,itprovideduswithreliableevidencetoexplainthemiracleofsuddenperishofSanXingDuicivilization.ItisnodoubttoadvocatethatJinshaSitehasreproducedthegloryandprosperityoftheancientShuState,recoveredamissedhistoryandrevealedthe3000-year-longsleepingancientcivilization.Furthermore,thisdiscoveryhasbroughtforwardthehistoryofChengduexistencefrom2300yearsagotoabout3000yearsago.
Likeathunderadvocatingthecomingofspring,JinshaSitestartedwithanewpagetolookintothemiracleofancientShuState.Andalsoduetosuchdiscovery,JinshaVillagelocatedinthenorthwestsuburbofChengduCitywhichwasquiteunknownbythepublicbeforeyear2001hasbecomeamagneticfieldinWestChinaattractingwidepublicconcernsandpeoples’curiosity.
(FromtheEntranceGatetotheRelicsSiteHall)
JinshaSitehadreceivedwideconcernfromallworksofthesocietywhenitwasdiscovered.TheStateandCCPleadershaveshowntheirspecialconcernsandcontributedtheirgreateffortstotheexcavation,protectionandconstructionofJinshaSite.Morethan20topleadersfromtheChinaCentralGovernmentincludingJiangZemin,ZengQinghong,WuGuanzheng,QiaoShi,SongPing,WeiJianxing,WangLequan,WuYi,LiLanqing,LiTieying,JiangChunyunandChenZhiliandsoonhavepaidtheirvisitandinspectiononeafteranthertoJinshaSite,leavingtheirinstructionstoexplore,protectandconstructJinshaSitewell.VariousgovernmentaladministrationanddepartmentsofeachlevelsuchasStateAdministrationofCulturalHeritage,SichuanProvincialCCPCommittee,SichuanProvincialPeople’sGovernment,ChengduMunicipalCCPCommitteeandChengduMunicipalPeople’sGovernmentalsohavecontributedtheirhighregardandsupporttotheprotectionandconstructionofJinshaSite.Earlyintheendof2002,ChengduMunicipalCCPCommitteeandPeople’sGovernmentspecifiedtheboundaryforthesiteprotectionandzoneundercontrolofnewconstruction,andsetabout