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• It was the place whence proclamations were wont to be made , amidst an assemblage of the magistracy , with all the ceremonial that attended such public observances in those days . here , to witness the scene which we are describing , sat governor bellingham himself , with four sergeants about his chair , bearing halberds , as a guard of honour
  当年，在地方陡官开会中间如果要发布什么公告，需要镇民都来出席聆听时，就在这里举行种种仪式。今天，为了目睹我们上面所描写的场面，贝灵汉总督亲自坐阵，椅子后面站着四个持朝的警卫充当仪仗。
• With the generous assistance of the sichuan provincial cultural relics bureau , over 120 archaeological treasures including huge bronze heads , bronze masks , gold canes , gold - foil ornaments , jade congs , jade rings , jade halberds , pottery , seashells and oracle tortoise shells selected from the collections of the sanxingdui museum , chengdu museum and the sichuan provincial institute of archaeology , are showcased in this exhibition . they reveal the brilliant civilization that once existed in the ancient shu region thousands of years ago
  承四川省文物局的大力协助，是次展览从三星堆博物馆成都博物院和四川省考古研究院，精选一百二十多件的珍品，包括奇特的大型青铜头像青铜面具金杖金箔饰物玉琮玉环玉戈陶器海贝及卜甲等，展示公元前曾经出现于古蜀地区的灿烂文明。