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Clues to Bronze Sacred Tree No. 2

Travel 19:08, 09-Nov-2026

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A gallery overview and closer views of separately mounted bronze components reveal curved branch forms, projecting elements and circular openings, allowing their shapes to be compared at different scales. /CGTN

Two views of the same bronze fragment bring its raised ornament, broken edges and textured surface into focus. /CGTN

Closer views of separately mounted bronze components reveal curved branch forms, projecting elements and circular openings, allowing their shapes to be compared at different scales. /CGTN

Two views of the same bronze fragment bring its raised ornament, broken edges and textured surface into focus. /CGTN

A museum panel presents a research-based reconstruction of Bronze Sacred Tree No. 2, illustrating its proposed form and annotating the branches, birds and base. /CGTN

A gallery overview of separately mounted bronze components reveals curved branch forms, projecting elements and circular openings, allowing their shapes to be compared at different scales. /CGTN

How can fragments help us picture an ancient bronze tree? At Sanxingdui, a museum panel presents a research-based reconstruction of Bronze Sacred Tree No. 2, outlining its proposed form. Alongside it, separately displayed bronze components reveal curved branches, bird forms and surviving surface details. The diagram is a reconstruction study, not a photograph of a fully restored tree. Moving between the illustration and the surviving pieces invites a closer look at the evidence behind reconstruction.