An exhibition on the Inca civilization was exhibited from January to April at the Jinsha Site Museum in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. This exhibition showcases 168 pieces or sets of exhibits from 14 museums in Peru, including boneware, ceramics, metals, stoneware, woodware, textiles, paintings, and mummies.

The Inca civilization, one of the three major civilizations in the Americas, originated in the Peruvian Andes. It prospered between the 15th and 16th centuries AD, leaving behind world-famous historical and cultural relics. The Inca Empire is known as the Golden Empire because of their worship and extensive use of gold, a trait that finds a parallel in the ancient Sanxingdui civilization of China.

A large number of metal cultural relics were unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ruins, which are considered one of the greatest archaeological finds of humankind in the 20th century. Located in Guanghan in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the ruins are believed to be the remnants of the ancient Shu Kingdom, dating back over four thousand years.

Both the Inca and Sanxingdui civilizations exhibited a sophisticated understanding of metallurgy, with the Incas' extensive use of gold and the Sanxingdui's impressive bronze artifacts. "Although China and Peru are thousands of miles apart, their respective cultural heritages share the common spiritual belief of sun worship," said Zhu Zhangyi, director of the Jinsha Site Museum.