Predicting the future was serious business during China’s Shang dynasty, when ‘oracle bones’ helped kings make big calls.

Jiaguwen, or oracle-bone inscriptions, that were excavated from the Yinxu Ruins, were records of practicing divination and ...

Discoveries beyond doubt How bones, bronze and a Han historian rewrote our memory of the Shang era, a key period in the early development of Chinese civilization, Wang Ru reports.

In 2025, the city plans to host 40 concerts, with the initiative of "friendly Nanning music season" throughout the year of ...

During the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1046 BC), when epidemics were rampant, people resorted to witchcraft or offered sacrifices to ward off evil spirits, and officials used governmental measures to ...

As a capital of the late period of the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC), Yinxu was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006. Jiaguwen, or oracle-bone inscriptions, that were ...

A 25-year-old woman from Australia has stunned the internet with her impressive kung fu skills, despite only training for one month at a martial arts school located near the Shaolin temple in ...

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In China, researchers studying the burial site of one of the world's most well-preserved mummies also unearthed what's ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. [1] All Chinese calligraphy in the ...

Dive into the discovery of three ancient family tombs in Rizhao, China, where archaeologists have unearthed a wealth of treasures dating back 1,800 years.