A new member of Sanxingdui family is coming!

5月18日，正值国际博物馆日。当天，国际博物馆日川渝主会场在宜宾市博物院举行，三星堆祭祀区最新出土的青铜器将在现场亮相。其中一个新成员——青铜神兽，其肢蹲伏于地的走兽形象，在正式亮相前，就在网络上引起了热烈的讨论：“平板支撑”、“机器狗”、“奥特曼”……这位造型独特的新成员，让网友脑洞大开!

May 18 is the International Museum Day, and the new member of the Sanxingdui family, the bronze mythical creature, is also on display for the first time today. "Plank", "Robot dog", "Ultraman", this new member has a unique shape, which has aroused heated discussions among netizens!

现在，机会来了!

悄悄告诉你，这只青铜神兽至今还没有名字!

Now, here's your chance! Shhh, this bronze mythical creature has no name yet!

青铜神兽引海外网友“起名热”

四川国际传播中心联合四川省文物考古研究院，从5月16号起，在四川国际传播海外媒体矩阵Facebook、Twitter等海外社交平台向全球网友发起为三星堆新成员青铜神兽征名活动。此外，四川国际传播中心还通过创意海报的形式和超过30家省级外宣媒体共同为三星堆新成员全球征名!活动发起至今不到3天，青铜神兽就感受到了海外网友的热情，并收获了很多相当有意思的名字!

SICC, together with the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, have launched a global call for name for the new member of Sanxingdui bronze mythical creature on SICC overseas media matrix on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms from May 16th. SICC also participated in the Museum Day activity with more than 30 provincial media outlets to collect the name of the new member of the Sanxingdui family through a creative poster! In less than three days since the activity was launched, the bronze mythical creature has felt the enthusiasm of overseas netizens and a wave of interesting names!

关于这个青铜神兽的外形讨论，你永远想不到网友的脑洞有多大，有说它像游戏《植物大战僵尸》里的豌豆射手的，有说它像哈士奇的，还有人说它像动画片《小马宝莉》里的角色，小马宝莉在推特上的官方账号也关注到了这只三星堆神兽，并转推了这条征名推文!

Such creative ideas! Some netzines believe that it looks like the pea shooter from the game named Plants vs Zombies, while some think it is like a husky, even a character from the animated film Pony Boy! What’s more, the Ponyboys official account has also taken notice of the bronze figure and retweeted the message!

海外网友的评价

“说到名字的话......我喜欢‘Makaka’这个名字(听起来虽然很奇怪，但又很可爱，这是我的个人看法)。

另外，我认为它看起来有点像Digimon

(动画片《数码兽大冒险》中的一个角色)!”

“实际上它看起来像家用机器人!”

“我选C!他看起来像小马宝莉一样可爱。”

不少网友在其造型的讨论上有着共同的看法，认为这只三星堆神兽和“汪星人”神似。

Many netizens shared a common view, believing that the bronze figure depicting a dog.

“我觉得这个长得很像一条边牧。”

“可爱，看起来像只小狗! 我就叫它‘Cugie’

(小可爱和小狗的结合)!”

“这也太酷了，像一个古代版的机器狗!”

这场征名活动还引发了部分网友对三星堆所在时期的历史和文明的探讨，甚至还有网友奇思妙想地认为，三星堆文明和时空穿梭有关。

This activity also raised a heated discussion of the chronicle and history of the Sanxingdui Ruins site. Even some netizens believed it was related to time travel.

“我相信关于三星堆时空旅行的传言可能是真的。”

“太有创意了!我很好奇在那个时期发生了什么。出土的文物太有意思了!!!”

据介绍，这件青铜神兽于2021年出土于三星堆遗址祭祀区三号坑。几千年前，人们创造了灿烂的古蜀文明，也为后人留下了一件件珍贵的宝藏。目前，三星堆的青铜神兽征名活动仍在继续，如果你们有好的idea，欢迎来公众号留言!说不定你起的名字，能得到官方认证哦!

The bronze ware object was discovered at the No. 3 sacrificial pit of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in 2021. The splendid ancient Shu civilization was created thousands of years ago, with many precious treasures spreading so far. Now, the activity about picking a name for the new member is in full swing. Please pick a creative name, and it may will be officially approved!