Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China
5 years ago

Yearender: Top 10 exhibitions in China

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The photo on the left is a piece of oracle bone written with jiaguwen, the earliest known form of Chinese writing that dates back 3,000 years, while the photo on the right is a jiaguwen meme, meaning "add oil". Grand showcase of oracle bone scripts The National Museum of China Jiaguwen, or the oracle bone inscriptions, are the earliest known form of Chinese writing that dates back 3,000 years. Ancient as the character is, it has gained traction among Chinese netizens thanks to a bunch of colorful, creative Jiaguwen memes that are widely used on China's largest social media platform WeChat. As 2019 marks the 120th anniversary of the discovery of Jiaguwen in Central China's Anyang city, the Beijing museum put together more than 190 oracle bones, a raft of archaic bronze artifacts, pottery works, and carved jade pieces, showcasing the history of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

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A vocation with character
9 months ago

A vocation with character

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A group photo of staff at the Center for Research on Chinese Excavated Classics and Paleography at Fudan University. In China, there has long been a group of paleographers working on solving the mystery of oracle bone inscriptions, which are the earliest-known form of Chinese writing. Professor Chen Jian, researcher Jiang Yubin and associate researcher Xie Mingwen from the Center …

Oracle bone inscriptions stir half-century long passion of veteran archaeologist
1 year, 7 months ago

Oracle bone inscriptions stir half-century long passion of veteran archaeologist

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Oracle bones on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing, March 10, 2023. First discovered in 1899 at the Yin Ruins in Anyang, central China's Henan, "Jiaguwen," or the oracle bone inscriptions named for their mysterious "scratches" on bits of animal bones and on tortoise shells, are considered the oldest fully-developed characters as well as the origin of …

Oracle bone inscriptions stir half-century long passion of veteran archaeologist
1 year, 7 months ago

Oracle bone inscriptions stir half-century long passion of veteran archaeologist

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Oracle bones on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing, March 10, 2023. First discovered in 1899 at the Yin Ruins in Anyang, central China's Henan, "Jiaguwen," or the oracle bone inscriptions named for their mysterious "scratches" on bits of animal bones and on tortoise shells, are considered the oldest fully-developed characters as well as the origin of …

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture

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An aerial view of the archaeological site of Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, May 12, 2020. Situated on both banks of the Huanhe River to the northwest of Anyang, central China's Henan, Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, boasts the remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the late Shang Dynasty and the first capital site that has been …

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Yinxu, where remnants of over 3,000-yr-old capital city testify to early Chinese culture

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An aerial view of the archaeological site of Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, May 12, 2020. Situated on both banks of the Huanhe River to the northwest of Anyang, central China's Henan, Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, boasts the remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the late Shang Dynasty and the first capital site that has been …

China beefs up cultural relic protection with digital technology
1 year, 8 months ago

China beefs up cultural relic protection with digital technology

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On April 18, an interactive digital platform called the "Digital Library Cave" was launched, featuring a virtual duplication of the Library Cave, employing digital technology to revive the relics for the benefit of both researchers and the general public. Another good example is an interactive digital platform of virtual oracle bone inscriptions that was made accessible to the public on …

Wang Yirong: discoverer of jiaguwen in China
3 years, 1 month ago

Wang Yirong: discoverer of jiaguwen in China

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A translation script of jiaguwen, or oracle-bone inscriptions. Wang Yirong, a scholar and antiquarian born in Yantai, was the first person to discover and certify jiaguwen, which refers to inscriptions on animal bones and tortoise shells, in China. Wang bought more than 1,500 pieces of oracle bones to carry out research into the origins of the inscriptions. This discovery of …

TV program sheds light on Shang Dynasty
3 years, 7 months ago

TV program sheds light on Shang Dynasty

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Poster of The Big History of China The Big History of China, an online program which aims to shed light on the lesser-known details of ancient society, has recently aired the first season on Henan Satellite TV and the streaming site Youku. Consisting of 10 episodes, the program centers on the transitions taking place near or during Shang Dynasty, reflecting …

The bone collector
3 years, 9 months ago

The bone collector

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Liu introduces oracle bones to visitors at the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province. Among thousands of oracle bones Liu and her team found, her favorite is one that's about 20 centimeters long and 12 centimeters wide, upon which is carved a record of a royal family's hunting activities. Liu's passion for oracle bones and their inscriptions have continued to …

The National Museum of Chinese Writing
4 years, 9 months ago

The National Museum of Chinese Writing

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An oracle bone on display at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, Henan province. The National Museum of Chinese Writing near the Yin Ruins of Anyang in Central China's Henan province has prepared an online exhibition A history of Chinese writing charactersto illustrate the evolution of China's millennia-old writing characters. Yin was the last capital of the Shang …

The National Museum of Chinese Writing
4 years, 9 months ago

The National Museum of Chinese Writing

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An oracle bone on display at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, Henan province. The National Museum of Chinese Writing near the Yin Ruins of Anyang in Central China's Henan province has prepared an online exhibition A history of Chinese writing charactersto illustrate the evolution of China's millennia-old writing characters. Yin was the last capital of the Shang …

Top 10 exhibitions in China
5 years ago

Top 10 exhibitions in China

China Daily  

The photo on the left is a piece of oracle bone written with jiaguwen, the earliest known form of Chinese writing that dates back 3,000 years, while the photo on the right is a jiaguwen meme, meaning "add oil". Grand showcase of oracle bone scripts The National Museum of China Jiaguwen, or the oracle bone inscriptions, are the earliest known …

Making their mark
5 years, 1 month ago

Making their mark

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A Shang Dynasty square ding vessel is on show at an ongoing exhibition at the National Museum of China. An exhibition at the National Museum is presenting China's ancient writing system on oracle bones to a wider contemporary audience, Lin Qi reports. Late Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-ki said in the early 1950s that while Paris had an undeniable artistic influence …

Making their mark
5 years, 1 month ago

Making their mark

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A jade object of the same era. Zhao Yong, the exhibition's chief curator, says, "Zheng gu literally means 'testimony to history', and it shows how the oracle bones are the well-preserved written records from the early phases of Chinese civilization, and are duly recognized as evidence of ancient Chinese culture. "And ze jin conveys how the symbols on the oracle …

Making their mark
5 years, 1 month ago

Making their mark

China Daily  

A Shang Dynasty square ding vessel is on show at an ongoing exhibition at the National Museum of China. An exhibition at the National Museum is presenting China's ancient writing system on oracle bones to a wider contemporary audience, Lin Qi reports. Late Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-ki said in the early 1950s that while Paris had an undeniable artistic influence …

Exhibition opens to mark discovery of inscribed oracle bones
5 years, 2 months ago

Exhibition opens to mark discovery of inscribed oracle bones

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Oracle bones, bronze wares and jade objects dating back to late Shang and Zhou dynasties are on show at the National Museum of China through Dec 22. The discovery of 300-year-old oracle-bone inscriptions in 1899 has ignited the interest of scholars and antique connoisseurs in the studies of the antecedents of Chinese characters. As the country marks the 120th anniversary …

Overseas teens learn about ancient Chinese characters
5 years, 6 months ago

Overseas teens learn about ancient Chinese characters

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More than 30 overseas Chinese teenagers from Germany, Russia and other countries visited the Wang Yirong Museum in Yantai, East China's Shandong province on July 9 to explore the origin and evolution of Chinese characters. Chinese teenagers learn about oracle-bone inscriptions at Wang Yirong Museum, Fushan district, Yantai, East China's Shandong province on July 9. Mao Min, an expert on …

China oracle bones calligraphy exhibition launched at UN headquarters
5 years, 8 months ago

China oracle bones calligraphy exhibition launched at UN headquarters

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An exhibition on calligraphy art of Chinese oracle bones was launched Wednesday evening at the UN headquarters in honor of the 120th anniversary of the discovery of Chinese oracle bones. Held by the Oracle Art Research Center of China's Anyang University, the exhibition gathered some 20 pieces of oracle bone calligraphy created by several artists, and these works reproduced the …

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