Bronze objects from Sanxingdui - block of stamps mint never hinged, catalog no. 4404 p. 185, China

Sanxingdui is an ancient Chinese city where archaeologists have discovered remarkable artifacts. which according to radiocarbon dating around the 12th-11th centuries Century BC Be classified. Relics from the Neolithic to the early Shu culture of the Shang and Zhou times were found in the site.

The name Sanxingdui was also used to describe this previously unknown Bronze Age culture. The archaeological site of Sanxingdui is located approximately 40 kilometers northeast of Chengdu in the Sichuan Province. The site was named after the large municipality of Sanxing, on whose administrative territory it was located.

On April 17th, 2006, Sanxing was dissolved and the area was added to Nanxing Township. Nanxing is one of today's 17 large municipalities in the independent city of Guanghan, which in turn belongs to the administrative area of the independent city of Deyang. The Sanxingdui Museum is also located in Guanghan.