An ancient world Held in bronze branches

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Details of the dragon, trunk and base reveal how the tree's many forms come together in bronze. /CGTN

Views from different angles reveal the height and branching structure of Sanxingdui's bronze sacred tree. /CGTN

Details of the dragon, trunk and base reveal how the tree's many forms come together in bronze. /CGTN

Perched birds and curling branches turn the tree's upper levels into an intricate sculptural world.

Nearly four meters tall, Sanxingdui's bronze sacred tree brings birds, curling branches and a winding dragon into one extraordinary sculpture. Step back to take in its scale, then look closer at the details. These forms offer a glimpse of ancient Shu's imagination, while their precise meanings remain open to interpretation.

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