According to the Japanese Sinologist Hayashi Minao, the essence of the animal faces and patterns found on bronzes from the Shang dynasty lies in their artistic abstraction of the natural world, which ...

The notched disc and axe head were acquired by Professor Max Loehr in Peking (Beijing) in the 1940s. It was his habit at the time to make a drawing of each new acquisition and to record the provenance ...

he came with the hope of obtaining a deeper understanding of China’s ancient civilization and drawing on inspiration for building China’s modern civilization. Yinxu is the first capital site of the ...

A historic exhibition showcases artefacts from the Shang and Qin dynasties, drawing over a quarter million ... several bronze artefacts of the Shang dynasty and pottery warriors of the Chin ...

The Shang Dynasty ruled part of China between 1600 BC and 1046 BC. What happened to the dynasty? Why did it end? What was it like to live in the Shang Dynasty? How was life in the Shang Dynasty ...

Many cultural relics of the Shang Dynasty are unearthed in the Huangpu district of Guangzhou. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Many cultural relics of the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th ...

This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this land. Narrator: The Shang dynasty was located near the Yellow River. The river made the land good for ...