“滇”是现今云南的简称,在古代的战国至西汉时期,它是兴盛于云南滇池区域的古王国的名称。在那个时候,古滇国地处西南边陲,距中原路途遥远,人们对它的了解甚少,古文献中对它也只有片断的记载,以致于古滇国光辉的历史,色彩斑斓,独具匠心的青铜文化长期以来被湮没无闻。 “Yunnan” is short for Yunnan nowadays. It was the name of the ancient kingdom flourished in the Dianchi Lake area in Yunnan from ancient Warring States to Western Han Dynasty. At that time, the ancient Yunnan Province was located on the southwestern border and far away from the Central Plains. People did not know much about it and there was only a piece of records in ancient literature. As a result, the glorious history of ancient Dian Kingdom was colorful and original Bronze culture has long been obscured.