Narrator: One of the most exciting objects or artefacts we have from the Shang Dynasty are oracle bones. They are animal bones covered in ancient writing and were used to try to predict the future.

There is no one "oracle bone" — about 13,000 have been found — but these relics hint at the development of writing in ancient China. They date from the late Shang Dynasty, (circa 1250 B.C. to ...

The archaeological site of Yin Xu, close to Anyang City, some 500 km south of Beijing, is an ancient capital city of the late Shang Dynasty (1300 - 1046 BC). It testifies to the golden age of early ...

Bronzes are arguably the pinnacle of ancient Chinese art. Bronze items from the Shang (c ... the essence of the animal faces and patterns found on bronzes from the Shang dynasty lies in their artistic ...

The Shang Dynasty is best remembered as ... a theory supported by archaeological findings and ancient writings. The earliest examples of Chinese writing originate in this dynasty alongside ...

an exhibition curated by the National Museum of Chinese Writing. Centered on the story of an ancient warrior living during ...

One of them has been around for centuries: writing riddles ... According to Pak, the Chinese have been celebrating the yearly autumn harvest since the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046BC).

an exhibition curated by the National Museum of Chinese Writing. Centered on the story of an ancient warrior living during the Shang Dynasty in the 14th century BC, the exhibition illustrates how ...