The characters, called "jiaguwen" in Chinese, were developed in the Shang Dynasty (BC1766-BC1122), the second of China's chronological dynasties. They were found on some 150,000 pieces of ...

Some 2,000 of the 5,000-plus ancient Chinese characters inscribed on tortoise shells and animal bones have been deciphered by Chinese scholars. The characters, called “jiaguwen ...

"Ancient Chinese mathematics is a treasure trove, concise in language yet profound in meaning. Many more insights await discovery," Zhou told Science and Technology Daily on Sunday.

Cultural Sensibilities to Violence in Chinese Premodern War Poetry. Chinese Studies, 14, 222-233. doi: ...

Chinese teenagers learn about oracle-bone inscriptions at Wang Yirong Museum, Fushan district, Yantai, East China's Shandong province on July 9. [Photo by Feng Weizhu/VCG] ...

Bronze vessels, Chinese seals, ancient coins, bamboo, silk and calligraphy from different dynasties are also being showcased. A total of 16 borrowed pieces are highlights of the exhibition.

God & Man. Mounted on a simple wooden frame, the 15-by 19-in. manuscript bears 926 ancient Chinese characters in two blocks, surrounded by sixteen paintings of trees and weird mythological creatures.

Hundreds of years before a Greek scholar outlined his proof of the Pythagorean theorem, ancient Chinese scholars proved it using just 17 characters, a renowned Chinese mathematician highlighted in ...