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

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.

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