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.

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 ...