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About Yuxi |
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Culture |
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Nie'er Music Foundation - Chengjiang Animal Fossils - Lijiashan Bronze Wares - Ethnic Customs - Chengjiang Guansuo Opera - The High Platform Play of Tonghai - The Sansheng Palace Woodcarving |
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Lijiashan
Bronze Culture |
| ！The Cradle of Ancient Yunnan Civilization The Highlights of Bronze Culture In 1972, the state authority on cultural relics carried out an excavation to Lijiashan. At Lijiashan Mountain by the Xingyun Lake, some 87 ancient tombs dated back to Spring and Autumn Period or the Western Han Dynasty were excavated . Over 4,000 pieces of bronze, jade, and stone relics of rich content, fine craftsmanship and striking ethnic feature were unearthed, from which the developing phases of the culture of Central Yunnan can be induced and deduced. Such a large number of relics show a striking ethnic feature and the close relationship between Yunnan and Central China. The world famous ＾Cattle-Tiger Bronze Table￣ is the representative masterpiece of Lijiashan Bronze Culture, which displays a relatively high level in form, design and cast skill, being one of the national treasures of bronze relics. How many historical secrets are buried in the Lijiashan Mountain? We do not know. Experts say there are more than 200 ancient tombs in the mountain. Judged from the quantity and cultural value of the bronze wares unearthed from the 87 tombs, Lijiashan Mountain plays a rare role in the world bronze wares archeological history. Source:Travelling in Yuxi |
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The Bronzeware Museum of Jiangchuan |
The National Treasure-- ＾The Cattle-Tiger Bronze
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