CHIFENG CITY, CHINA—ARTnews reports that more than 100 jade dragon figurines have been ... Province that were made by a legendary Chinese dynasty, go to “The Many Faces of the Kingdom of ...
Jade carving was a special skill and was highly respected. Jade carver: We’re under attack! Narrator: The Shang dynasty lasted for over five centuries but came to an end when the last king ...
Jade effigies of silkworms as well as silk fabrics pasted on the surface of bronzes which have been unearthed at Dasikong Village, Anyang, Henan Province, prove that during the Shang Dynasty (16 ...
Archaeologists exploring the Sanxingdui ruins in southwest China have reported unearthing over 10,000 relics and artifacts ..
The earliest extant examples of Chinese writing are the inscriptions that appear on so-called oracle bones (animal bones and turtle shells) and on bronze vessels, the oldest of which date back to the ...
The earliest writings in China were found on ox scapulae, tortoiseshells, and bronzes during the Shang dynasty. Dated from around 1400-1200 B.C.E, the inscriptions on bones and shells-called "oracle ...
The “factory”, which remained intact for more than 10,000 years, surpasses other finds from primitive society in China because of its large size and quantity of artifacts. 2. Bamboo slips of ...
Artifacts offer a window into the past, giving us information about people and cultures that existed centuries to millennia ago. From hoards of gold coins found hidden beneath floorboards to ...
As one of the most stirring, yet perhaps less well-known archaeological discoveries in Hong Kong, a jade blade dating back to the Shang Dynasty ... shortage of amazing artifacts on display.
In Zhengzhou, when Linda Lea Ryan-Pohl, an expert from Germany, visited the Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Capital Site ... aroused her keen interests. "The artifacts here have given me a new ...
Jade carving was a special skill and was highly respected. Jade carver: We’re under attack! Narrator: The Shang dynasty lasted for over five centuries but came to an end when the last king ...