亚洲精品无播放在线播放,精品国精品自拍自在线,免费国产污网站在线观看不要卡,97色欧美视频在线观看,久久精品本无码一本,国产精品高清视亚洲一区二区,全部无码特级毛片免费播放

--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service
China Calendar


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies


China's Oldest Capital

Since their discovery in 1898, the Yin ruins of Henan Province have provided the world with over 150,000 oracle artifacts. Inscribed with records of harvests, astronomical phenomena, worship and wars of the Shang dynasty (1600–1100 B.C., also known as the Yin dynasty), the tortoiseshells and animal bones from the Yin ruins are now scattered across the globe.

The oracles are inscribed with what is regarded as one of the earliest written languages, which formed the basis for modern Chinese characters. Many scholars around the world are interested in the oracles, said archaeologist Yang Xizhang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).

Located in the city of Anyang, the Yin ruins are the remains of the oldest known capital city in the country. Yang says they are one of the 100 greatest archaeological discoveries in China in the past century.

Covering an area of 30 square kilometers, the capital included palaces, a burial ground, a civil residential quarter, a bronze-casting workshop and places of worship, Yang said.

More than 10,000 bronzes have also been discovered at the site. Simuwu Ding, a four-legged bronze cauldron, 133 centimeters high and weighing 875 kilograms, is the biggest bronze ever discovered in the world.

The tomb of China's first female general, Fuhao, who was also the wife of one of the emperors of the period, was also discovered in the ruins.

The largest dig ever conducted at the Yin ruins is now under way, said Wang Wei, vice director of CASS' archaeological institution.

"We will try to unveil the life of both aristocrats and the commoners so as to have a panoramic view of society at that time," Wang said.

A state-level cultural heritage, the Yin ruins were listed for special preservation in 1961.

Duan Zhenmei, head of the Anyang Bureau of Culture, said the local government had established display rooms for oracles within the Yin ruins protected zone. The tomb of Fuhao and 36 worship sites have been restored to resemble ancient scenes.

"A capital for 254 years, everything in the Yin ruins could have a story," said Duan. "We will go all-out to preserve the ruins and let people imagine the stories."

More than 560 characters inscribed on shells and bones, with annotations in modern Chinese and English, are displayed in the newly built 80-hectare Yin ruins park.

(Xinhua News Agency June 14, 2004)

Yin Ruins a Treasure for Humanity
Yin Oracle Bone Scripts to Go Under Hammer
Local People Move to Protect Yinxu Ruins
Foundations of Ancient Houses Excavated
3,000-Year-Old Military Officer's Tomb Found at Yin Ruins
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688
  • <th id="fomfv"></th><noscript id="fomfv"></noscript>

    <fieldset id="fomfv"><font id="fomfv"></font></fieldset><sup id="fomfv"><menuitem id="fomfv"></menuitem></sup>

    1. <dfn id="fomfv"></dfn>
        1. 亚洲精品无播放在线播放,精品国精品自拍自在线,免费国产污网站在线观看不要卡,97色欧美视频在线观看,久久精品本无码一本,国产精品高清视亚洲一区二区,全部无码特级毛片免费播放 毛片无码免费无码播放 国产精品美女乱子伦高潮 久久男人av资源网站无码 亚洲精品中文字幕AV一本 国产成年无码V片在线 特级毛片直接看不用下载 亚洲深夜无码视频