Liquid found inside an ancient bronze vessel has been confirmed to be distilled spirit, pushing back the history of this type ...
The vessel was excavated in 2010 at the Daxinzhuang Ruins in Jinan City, Shandong province, a key site for studying Shang ...
The find marks the longest urban thoroughfare ever discovered at Yinxu and is the longest known preserved road of ancient ...
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 ...
Whether it means consulting inscriptions on animal bones or tortoiseshells (see the Shang Oracle Bone in Section 2 ... warrior to create one of the greatest empires in history. China's Ming Dynasty ...
(Records of Kings and Princes) This lavish and licentious lifestyle led to the fall of the Shang Dynasty. Chinese imperial food originated around the Zhou Dynasty (11th century B.C. – 476 B.C ...
Discover the rich Chinese New Year history, from its ancient origins to modern-day traditions, and learn how this celebration ...
The earliest extant examples of Chinese writing are the inscriptions that appear on so-called oracle bones (animal bones and turtle shells) and on bronze vessels, the oldest of which date back to the ...
A remarkable discovery in Shandong Province, east China, has revealed liquid in an ancient piece of bronzeware to be ...
According to his epitaph, Li died in 789, the fifth year of the Zhenyuan era of the Tang Dynasty. Shang Yuping, leader of 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 ...