[[File:太陽神鳥金箔.JPG|thumb|222x222px|Golden sun bird displayed at Jinsha Museum|left]]
=== Gold sun bird ===
The gold artefact is circular with a 12-point sun in the middle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chengdu's golden treasures are tops with tourists - China - Chinadaily.com.cn|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2015-01/20/content_19359099.htm|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> With a concentration of 94.2% gold, the [[gold leaf]] was made with natural [[Goldwikt:gold Dustdust|gold dust]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |title=Jinsha site : a 21st century discovery of Chinese archaeology|date=2006|publisher=China Intercontinental Press |translator=Wang Pingxing |isbn=7-5085-0854-8|edition=1st |location=Beijing|oclc=170660577}}</ref> On the perimeters of the leaf, four birds flying towards the left have been carved out.<ref name=":0" />{{rp|261-262}} In 2005, the [[State Administration of Cultural Heritage]] stated that the artefact symbolised Chinese history.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Chengdu's golden treasures are tops with tourists - China - Chinadaily.com.cn|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2015-01/20/content_19359099.htm|access-date=2021-05-16|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> It was believed to represent the legend in the ''[[Classic of Mountains and Seas]]''.<ref name=":3" /> The legend explained that sunset occurred when four birds pulled it down from the sky.<ref name=":3" /> Due to its popularity, the artefact is the logo for the Jinsha Museum, which currently displays it on the second floor.<ref name=":3" /> Since people at Jinsha worshipped the sun, the gold sunbird is regarded to symbolise authority and power.<ref name=":0" />{{rp|262}}
