PRESENTER:'So the Chinese writing invented by the Shang 'wasn ... About the Shang Michael Wood explains how we know about the Shang dynasty and gives a survey of the evidence that tells us the ...

Narrator: Over three and a half thousand years ago ancient China was ruled by a powerful family of kings. This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this ...

The Shang Dynasty is often regarded as the beginning of traditional Chinese history due to the many archaeological treasures and ancient writings that trace back to this era. Chinese writing ...

The archaeological site of Yin Xu, close to Anyang City, some 500 km south of Beijing, is an ancient capital city of the late Shang Dynasty (1300 - 1046 BC). It testifies to the golden age of early ...

Having spent time studying world languages, I have had the chance to learn and write a number of different ... made on oracle bones during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC). Even though the shapes ...

Editor's note: Chinese calligraphy is the artistic practice of writing Chinese characters ... characters appearing on oracle bones from the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). These early forms ...