Newly-excavated Sanxingdui cultural relics to be displayed during National Day(1/3)

A bronze sculpture of human figure excavated at the Sanxingdui Ruins site will be displayed at Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, during the seven-day National Day holiday starting October 1. (Photo/VCG)

A series of cultural relics including golden masks, bronze status, ivory carvings and so on have been discovered in recent months at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site.

A bronze statue excavated at the Sanxingdui Ruins site will be displayed at Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, during the seven-day National Day holiday starting October 1. (Photo/VCG)

The statue caught attention because of its unique pose. The figure is kneeling down with his head turned to the right and his hands on the front left side of his body, according to Global Times.

The undated photo shows a bronze mask discovered at a sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo/VCG)