Similarities: The Jinsha site in Chengdu Plain, the prehistoric ancient city site group, the Sanxingdui site, and the ship tomb in the Warring States Period are isomorphic and construct four different stages of the development and evolution of ancient Shu civilization.
Sanxingdui Ancient Site is located in the south bank of Yahe River in the northwest of Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, with a distribution area of 12 square kilometers, with a history of 5000 to 3000 years. It is the largest, longest-lasting and richest cultural site in southwest China so far. The east, west and south walls and the inner wall of Moon Bay are best preserved. Sanxingdui site is regarded as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the 20th century. It shows that the Yangtze River basin, like the Yellow River basin, belongs to the matrix of Chinese civilization and is known as the "source of Yangtze River civilization".
Jinsha Site is a site of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, located in Jinsha Village, Su Po Township, west of Chengdu. It is the capital of the ancient Shu kingdom and the center of ancient civilization in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River from BC 12 to the 7th century BC. The site unearthed the most dense ivory, the richest gold and jade in the world at the same time. Among them, the most famous one is the Golden Foil of the Sun God Bird, which has been identified as the symbol of chinese heritage and the main pattern of the image symbol of Chengdu. The discovery of Jinsha site advanced Chengdu's urban history to 3000 years ago, which is regarded as the beginning of Chengdu's urban history.