Construction of new Sanxingdui museum building begins
2 years, 8 months ago

Construction of new Sanxingdui museum building begins

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Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows an exhibit at the Sanxingdui museum in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The new building will consist of three undulating circular structures stacked on top of each other, said Li Wenbo, who is in charge of the construction. Discovered in the late 1920s, the Sanxingdui Ruins have been called one of the world's greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. By the end of last year, over 10,000 relics, including golden masks, figurines and ivory objects had been unearthed from the six recently unearthed sacrificial pits.

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双语新闻播报（July 29）
4 months, 3 weeks ago

双语新闻播报（July 29）

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> Sanxingdui ancient city showed signs of urban planning 三星堆考古新发现实证3000年前城市规划 The photo taken on July 21, 2024 shows jadeware discovered at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. New archaeological evidence unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ancient City site suggests that the city had consistent foundations throughout and clear urban planning more than 3,000 years ago. 四川省文物考古研究院表示，虽然城墙部分区段在历史上已经遭到破坏，但考古学家根据对现存城墙的勘探，仍复原出城址的基本格局。 …

Newly restored artifacts displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum
5 months ago

Newly restored artifacts displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum

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Tourists visit the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province on July 24. GUANGHAN -- An exhibition named "Craftsmanship and Ingenuity - Showcase of Preservation and Restoration Achievements of Newly Excavated Cultural Relics from the Sangxingdui Site" opened here on Tuesday. Discovered in the late 1920s in the city of Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province, the Sanxingdui Ruins …

Sanxingdui ancient city showed signs of urban planning
5 months ago

Sanxingdui ancient city showed signs of urban planning

China Daily  

The photo taken on July 21, 2024 shows jadeware discovered at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. New archaeological evidence unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ancient City site suggests that the city had consistent foundations throughout and clear urban planning more than 3,000 years ago. The Sanxingdui Ancient City site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, covers about …

三星堆考古新发现实证3000年前城市规划
5 months ago

三星堆考古新发现实证3000年前城市规划

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The photo taken on July 21, 2024 shows jadeware discovered at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. New archaeological evidence unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ancient City site suggests that the city had consistent foundations throughout and clear urban planning more than 3,000 years ago. The Sanxingdui Ancient City site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, covers about …

A visit to Sanxingdui Museum
11 months, 1 week ago

A visit to Sanxingdui Museum

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The exhibition, Hello Sanxingdui, brings to people an immersive experience of the booming days of Sanxingdui culture. Inside the Sanxingdui Museum, a large quantity of ancient artifacts and relics unearthed in the recent past have been well preserved. As we were surfing the well-managed and intricately preserved artifacts inside the museum, like many visitors we were also amazed to see …

Gazing at Sanxingdui exhibition to be held in Hong Kong
1 year, 3 months ago

Gazing at Sanxingdui exhibition to be held in Hong Kong

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A bronze mask is displayed at the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. A new exhibition, Gazing at Sanxingdui: New Archaeological Discoveries in Sichuan, will be held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum from September 27, 2023 to January 8, 2024 to offer people an opportunity to appreciate many of the precious relics unearthed at the Sanxingdui …

Meet You Museum holds exhibition on ancient Shu state
1 year, 4 months ago

Meet You Museum holds exhibition on ancient Shu state

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The exhibition Immersive Exhibition of Ancient Shu is now held at the Meet You Museum in Shanghai. A new digital exhibition in Shanghai titled Immersive Exhibition of Ancient Shu takes visitors back more than 3,000 years and immerses them in the life and rituals of the ancient state of Shu in southwestern China. The first three sections feature the historical …

Exhibition displays key bronzeware discoveries
1 year, 4 months ago

Exhibition displays key bronzeware discoveries

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A large bronzeware exhibition is being held at Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province, has been holding Southwest China's largest bronzeware exhibition ahead of the start of the FISU World University Games on Friday. Southwest China, which has been inhabited by many ethnic groups since ancient times, has rich nonferrous metal …

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan
1 year, 4 months ago

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan

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A total of more than 1,500 pieces or sets of relics, including pottery, bronze, jade and gold wares are showcased in the new building of the Sanxingdui Museum, which has an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters. The new building of the Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province started trial operation on Thursday, with nearly 600 relics unearthed from …

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan
1 year, 4 months ago

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan

China Daily  

A total of more than 1,500 pieces or sets of relics, including pottery, bronze, jade and gold wares are showcased in the new building of the Sanxingdui Museum, which has an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters. The new building of the Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province started trial operation on Thursday, with nearly 600 relics unearthed from …

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan
1 year, 4 months ago

New Sanxingdui Museum building starts trial operation in SW China's Sichuan

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An exterior view of the new building of the Sanxingdui Museum CHENGD -- The new building of the Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province started trial operation on Thursday, with nearly 600 relics unearthed from the renowned Sanxingdui Ruins displayed to the public for the first time. Located beside the old museum building, the new facility has a total …

Sanxingdui relics offer glimpse of early Chinese civilization
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui relics offer glimpse of early Chinese civilization

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Archaeologists examine a sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, in May. Cultural relics that are more than 3 millennia old and feature previously unknown shapes were recently found during an archaeological excavation in the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province, and they appear to be a mysterious yet key part of ancient Chinese civilization. Ran Honglin, a …

Sanxingdui relics offer glimpse of early Chinese civilization
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui relics offer glimpse of early Chinese civilization

China Daily  

Archaeologists examine a sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, in May. Cultural relics that are more than 3 millennia old and feature previously unknown shapes were recently found during an archaeological excavation in the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province, and they appear to be a mysterious yet key part of ancient Chinese civilization. Ran Honglin, a …

Sanxingdui site a seemingly limitless archaeological treasure trove
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui site a seemingly limitless archaeological treasure trove

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Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows an exhibit at the Sanxingdui museum in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. Myriad millennia-old cultural relics shedding light on a mysterious yet key part of ancient Chinese civilization have been found during an ongoing archaeological excavation on Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province. According to Ran Honglin, a leading archaeologist for the project, 3,155 …

Sanxingdui site a seemingly limitless archaeological treasure trove
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui site a seemingly limitless archaeological treasure trove

China Daily  

Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows an exhibit at the Sanxingdui museum in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. Myriad millennia-old cultural relics shedding light on a mysterious yet key part of ancient Chinese civilization have been found during an ongoing archaeological excavation on Sanxingdui site in Sichuan province. According to Ran Honglin, a leading archaeologist for the project, 3,155 …

'Cloud dialogue' on Sanxingdui Ruins held for foreign teenagers
2 years, 6 months ago

'Cloud dialogue' on Sanxingdui Ruins held for foreign teenagers

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The biggest bronze mask ever excavated from Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, was showcased at the Spring Festival gala of China Central Television on Jan 31, the eve of Lunar New Year. Named "Night at Sanxingdui Museum," the online event was jointly held on Monday by the Department of International Chinese Education of Southwest Jiaotong University in Sichuan province, …

'Cloud dialogue' on Sanxingdui Ruins held for foreign teenagers
2 years, 6 months ago

'Cloud dialogue' on Sanxingdui Ruins held for foreign teenagers

China Daily  

The biggest bronze mask ever excavated from Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, was showcased at the Spring Festival gala of China Central Television on Jan 31, the eve of Lunar New Year. Named "Night at Sanxingdui Museum," the online event was jointly held on Monday by the Department of International Chinese Education of Southwest Jiaotong University in Sichuan province, …

三星堆博物馆将迎来新馆
2 years, 8 months ago

三星堆博物馆将迎来新馆

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29日，三星堆博物馆新馆建设项目在四川广汉市开工，新馆将再现“三星伴月”景观。 图片来源：新华社 The construction of a new building of the renowned Sanxingdui museum began on Tuesday in the city of Guanghan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. 3月29日，三星堆博物馆新馆建设项目在四川广汉市开工。 The new building is located in the Sanxingdui museum park, with a total floor area of approximately 55,000 square meters -- five times the size of the museum's current buildings. 新馆除了展示三星堆1、2号“祭祀坑”文物外，还将展示新一轮考古发掘出土的重要文物。 "A world-class museum …

Construction of new Sanxingdui museum building begins
2 years, 8 months ago

Construction of new Sanxingdui museum building begins

China Daily  

Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows a view of the Sanxingdui museum park in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The construction of a new building of the renowned Sanxingdui museum began on Tuesday in the city of Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The new building is located in the Sanxingdui museum park, with a total floor area of approximately …

Construction of new Sanxingdui museum building begins
2 years, 8 months ago

Construction of new Sanxingdui museum building begins

China Daily  

Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows a view of the Sanxingdui museum park in Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The construction of a new building of the renowned Sanxingdui museum began on Tuesday in the city of Guanghan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The new building is located in the Sanxingdui museum park, with a total floor area of approximately …

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens
2 years, 9 months ago

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens

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A bronze mask displayed at Sanxingdui Museum. After about six months of upgrading, the Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province reopened on Monday, with an exhibition area of about 4,000 square meters for 107 pieces of cultural relics. The museum is situated in the northeast of the state-protected Sanxingdui Site along the bank of the Yazi …

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens
2 years, 9 months ago

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens

China Daily  

A bronze mask displayed at Sanxingdui Museum. After about six months of upgrading, the Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province reopened on Monday, with an exhibition area of about 4,000 square meters for 107 pieces of cultural relics. The museum is situated in the northeast of the state-protected Sanxingdui Site along the bank of the Yazi …

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens
2 years, 9 months ago

Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum reopens

China Daily  

A bronze mask displayed at Sanxingdui Museum. After about six months of upgrading, the Bronze Hall of Sanxingdui Museum in Southwest China's Sichuan province reopened on Monday, with an exhibition area of about 4,000 square meters for 107 pieces of cultural relics. The museum is situated in the northeast of the state-protected Sanxingdui Site along the bank of the Yazi …

Sanxingdui Museum, Sichuan province
3 years, 2 months ago

Sanxingdui Museum, Sichuan province

China Daily  

Among the numerous ancient bronzes across the globe, the mysterious bronze wares unearthed from the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Southwest China’s Sichuan province represent early human civilization and are of high research value. Since the first excavation work carried out at the site in 1986, an incredible and immense world of bronzes has been presented to the public, with the …

A visit to the Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan
3 years, 2 months ago

A visit to the Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan

China Daily  

A grand statue of a human figure unearthed from the Sanxingdui site is on display at the Sanxingdui Museum, in Guanghan city, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, on Sept 26, 2021. The Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, is at the northeast corner of the Sanxingdui archaeology site, and a large-scale modern special site museum in China. The …

New finds at Sanxingdui Ruins site shed more light on ancient kingdom's culture
3 years, 3 months ago

New finds at Sanxingdui Ruins site shed more light on ancient kingdom's culture

China Daily  

A large bronze mask unearthed in May is one of more than 500 relics discovered in recent months at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan province. A unique bronze artifact from the No 3 pit features a man carrying a bronze vessel known as a zun that has a round rim and a square body, said Ran Honglin, an archaeologist …

Event showcases incredible Sanxingdui artifacts
3 years, 5 months ago

Event showcases incredible Sanxingdui artifacts

China Daily  

On display at Shanghai's Fengxian Museum are 130 artifacts from the Sanxingdui and Jinsha Ruins archaeological sites, showcasing the prosperous ancient culture and civilization from 3,000 years ago. Artifacts include numerous bronzeware items and a golden mask, all of which provide valuable insights into the ancient Shu culture in the region. "This is the largest exhibition of Sanxingdui ever displayed …

Event showcases incredible Sanxingdui artifacts
3 years, 5 months ago

Event showcases incredible Sanxingdui artifacts

China Daily  

On display at Shanghai's Fengxian Museum are 130 artifacts from the Sanxingdui and Jinsha Ruins archaeological sites, showcasing the prosperous ancient culture and civilization from 3,000 years ago. Artifacts include numerous bronzeware items and a golden mask, all of which provide valuable insights into the ancient Shu culture in the region. "This is the largest exhibition of Sanxingdui ever displayed …

Sanxingdui National Archaeological Site Park
3 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui National Archaeological Site Park

China Daily  

Sanxingdui National Archeological Site Park 四川三星堆国家考古遗址公园 Address: 133 Xiangxin Road, Guanghan city, Deyang city, Sichuan province Hours: 8:30 am-6:30 pm General admission: 5 yuan Tel: 5651526 Sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan are covered with a steel structure to ensure protection of the archaeological site. Located along the Yazi River of Guanghan city, Sichuan province, the Sanxingdui Site …

China's Sanxingdui Ruins hailed by UNESCO, overseas institutes
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Sanxingdui Ruins hailed by UNESCO, overseas institutes

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Head sculptures of bronze unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ruins site, Southwest China. As more than 1,000 significant relics have been unearthed from new sacrificial pits at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in Southwest China, overseas research institutes, museums and international organizations have congratulated China on its new chapter of archaeological discoveries via video messages. Revered as one of the greatest …

China's Sanxingdui Ruins to apply for UNESCO status
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Sanxingdui Ruins to apply for UNESCO status

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The incomplete gold mask artifact that archaeologists discovered in the No 5 pit at Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan, Sichuan province, on Jan 5. CHENGDU -- The legendary Sanxingdui Ruins in Southwest China's Sichuan province, together with the Jinsha Ruins in the provincial capital of Chengdu, will apply for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status, the provincial government said Friday. The Sanxingdui …

China's Sanxingdui Ruins to apply for UNESCO status
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Sanxingdui Ruins to apply for UNESCO status

China Daily  

The incomplete gold mask artifact that archaeologists discovered in the No 5 pit at Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan, Sichuan province, on Jan 5. CHENGDU -- The legendary Sanxingdui Ruins in Southwest China's Sichuan province, together with the Jinsha Ruins in the provincial capital of Chengdu, will apply for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status, the provincial government said Friday. The Sanxingdui …

Sanxingdui Ruins-themed event to be held in Sichuan
3 years, 6 months ago

Sanxingdui Ruins-themed event to be held in Sichuan

China Daily  

The Sanxingdui Ruins, dubbed as one of the greatest archeological finds in the 20th century, are believed to be the remnants of the Shu Kingdom dating back at least 4,800 years and lasting over 2,000 years. An event themed on the prehistoric Sanxingdui Ruins will be held on Friday in Southwest China's Sichuan province. The event, scheduled at the Sanxingdui …

Expert on Mayan culture sees similarities in Sanxingdui relics
3 years, 8 months ago

Expert on Mayan culture sees similarities in Sanxingdui relics

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The Sanxingdui Museum witnesses a sharp increase in visitors during the recent Qingming Festival, after its latest discoveries at six newly unearthed sacrificial pits in Guanghan, Sichuan province. Discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the region's ancient Shu state civilization shared similarities with the Maya, according to the director of the Chichen Itza archaeological site, …

Sanxingdui facts: Questions and answers
3 years, 8 months ago

Sanxingdui facts: Questions and answers

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Editor's note: It is hard to take your eyes off the massive bronze masks excavated from the Sangxingdui Ruins site in Southewest China's Sichuan province. A: Information of new finds at the Sanxingdui Ruins site was released in late March, and a live broadcast of relics excavated from six newly discovered sacrificial pits was aired on China Central Television for …

Discoveries bring visitors to ancient sites
3 years, 8 months ago

Discoveries bring visitors to ancient sites

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A rare type of bronze vessel zun, which has a round rim and a square body, is among the items newly unearthed from Sanxingdui site. Ticket bookings to Sanxingdui Museum through Trip.com, where the news conference announcing major findings at the site was held on March 20, increased nearly 12 times that of the previous weekend. The Sanxingdui Museum has …

Museum showcases vital clues to past
3 years, 8 months ago

Museum showcases vital clues to past

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An archaeologist checks ivory artifacts at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. TV broadcast fuels interest in numerous artifacts Rising numbers of visitors are heading to Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan province, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The surge in visitors was triggered by a live broadcast of relics excavated from six newly discovered sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui …

A peek behind the masks
3 years, 8 months ago

A peek behind the masks

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A newly found 28-centimeter-high gold mask from No 5 pit at the site. Freshly unearthed treasures from famous archaeological site will help answer questions about mysterious ancient culture, Wang Kaihao reports in Guanghan, Sichuan province. As the chief archaeologist in charge of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, dating back more than 3,200 years, Lei thought that the …

A peek behind the masks
3 years, 8 months ago

A peek behind the masks

China Daily  

A newly found 28-centimeter-high gold mask from No 5 pit at the site. Freshly unearthed treasures from famous archaeological site will help answer questions about mysterious ancient culture, Wang Kaihao reports in Guanghan, Sichuan province. As the chief archaeologist in charge of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, dating back more than 3,200 years, Lei thought that the …

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China

China Daily  

Archaeologists study the No 3 sacrificial pit at the Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan, Sichuan province, on Friday. "These artifacts show the Sanxingdui site had a close connection with Central China, but it also marks an original ancient civilization with strong creativity," said Chen Xiandan, a member of the project who also took part in the 1986 excavation. Song Xinchao, deputy …

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China

China Daily  

A golden mask unearthed in the No 5 sacrificial pit at the ruins. Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of over 500 cultural relics on Saturday, during an ongoing excavation at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. "Thanks to the new discoveries, we've basically figured out the layout of the sacrificial zone of the Sanxingdui site," said Lei Yu, …

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China

China Daily  

A golden mask unearthed in the No 5 sacrificial pit at the ruins. Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of over 500 cultural relics on Saturday, during an ongoing excavation at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. "Thanks to the new discoveries, we've basically figured out the layout of the sacrificial zone of the Sanxingdui site," said Lei Yu, …

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China
3 years, 9 months ago

Sanxingdui discoveries shed light on ancient China

China Daily  

A golden mask unearthed in the No 5 sacrificial pit at the ruins. Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of over 500 cultural relics on Saturday, during an ongoing excavation at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province. "Thanks to the new discoveries, we've basically figured out the layout of the sacrificial zone of the Sanxingdui site," said Lei Yu, …

Xi Jinping on archeological research
3 years, 9 months ago

Xi Jinping on archeological research

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An archaeologist works at a sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Southwest China's Sichuan province, March 1, 2021. Chinese archaeologists announced Saturday that some new major discoveries have been made at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in Southwest China, helping shed light on the cultural origins of the Chinese nation. Archaeologists have found six new sacrificial pits and …

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