CHENGDU, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) — A "cloud exhibition hall" of the renovated museum of the prehistoric Sanxingdui Ruins in southwest China's Sichuan Province was unveiled Saturday.

The resolution of the virtual exhibition hall can reach 150 million pixels, restoring the details of the museum with high fidelity.

The main hall of the Sanxingdui Museum had previously been put under renovation for three months. It was scheduled to be reopened to the public on Jan. 25 but remain closed due to the novel coronavirus epidemic.

The Sanxingdui Museum then produced the VR "cloud exhibition hall," and displayed the renovated main hall online in various forms.

Audiences can see 394 pieces of cultural relics such as gold masks, gold sticks and sacred bronze trees via the "cloud exhibition hall."

"This is the first time for Sanxingdui Museum to hold a regular online exhibition. We attempt to use modern technology to provide the public with cultural services," said Zhu Jiake, executive deputy curator of the museum.

The Sanxingdui Ruins are in the city of Guanghan, around 38 km from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan. They are believed to be remnants of the Shu Kingdom, which can be dated back 2,600 years to 4,800 years.

Listed among China's top 10 archaeological findings of the 20th century, the Sanxingdui Ruins, which sprawls over an area of 12 square kilometers, shows the diverse origins of Chinese civilization.

The ruins were accidentally discovered by a farmer when he unearthed a bright piece of jade while digging a ditch in 1929.

Two sacrificial pits filled with more than 1,000 national treasures, including gold masks, bronze ware, jade tablets, ivory and sacred trees, were discovered in 1986 when workers were excavating clay for bricks.

In 1988, the ruins were put under state-level protection.

(Source: Xinhua)