{"id":6348,"date":"2019-11-13T18:33:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T18:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/yin-ruins-in-anyang-yin-xu-an-yang\/"},"modified":"2019-11-13T18:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T18:33:43","slug":"yin-ruins-in-anyang-yin-xu-an-yang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/yin-ruins-in-anyang-yin-xu-an-yang\/","title":{"rendered":"Yin Ruins in Anyang \u6bb7\u589f\u5b89\u9633"},"content":{"rendered":"
Location: in North-west Xiaotun Village, Anyang City, Henan Province<\/p>\n

The Yin Ruins(\u6bb7\u589fY\u012bnx\u016b) is the first recorded and archaeologically-recognized relics as the capital city in Shang Dynasty. It has a long history of more than 3300 years. Since 1928, Chinese archaeologists have for many times discovered historic sites of palaces, mausoleums, ash pits and others of late Shang Dynasty, and have unearthed large quantities of Oracle-Bone, ceramics, jade wares and Bro<\/em>nze wares(de Wares). In particular, the first discovery of Shang Dynasty Oracle-Bone Ins<\/em>cription reveals the truth a<\/em>bout historic capital sites of Chinese Shang Dynasty, and has caused booming interest in Oracle-Bone Ins<\/em>cription studies. The Simuwu Ancient Sacral Square Vessel unearthed from Royal mausoleums in Yin Ruins is the biggest bro<\/em>nze ware ever found in the world, and has become a natio<\/em>nal treasure in China. In 1976, the Fu Hao Empress Mausoleum of Shang Dynasty was unearthed, which is another im<\/em>portant discovery in China’s history of archaeology(the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects).<\/p>\n

Yin Ruin covers an area of a<\/em>bout 24 k©O with 6 km long from west to east and 4 km wide from north to south. It co<\/em>nsists of such sub-districts as Palaces, Tombs of royalties as well as commons, handicraft workshops and living quarters for civilians as well as slaves. The ancient Huanhe River flew through the city, which, with a close and reaso<\/em>nable layout, o<\/em>nce was the political, eco<\/em>nomic and cultural center of the Shang Dynasty, even of the Orient. The prosperity of that ancient city can be easily imagined from the largeness of its scope, the magnificence of its palaces, as well as from the quality and quantity of unearthed cultural relics.<\/p>\n

In July, 2006, Yin Ruins was listed as World Heritage at the 30th World Heritage Conference. It is universally recognized by internatio<\/em>nal experts in relics of ancient cities as the chief representative of the world’s bro<\/em>nze civilization from 14th century BC to 11th century BC, comparable to ancient Egypt,India and Babylon(Babylone).
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