Book on oracle bones published
1 year, 7 months ago

Book on oracle bones published

China Daily  

The first two volumes of Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Palace Museum Collection were newly published. The recently published first two volumes of the book, Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Palace Museum Collection, cover more than 1,300 bones, the inscriptions on which include topics ranging from military affairs, astronomy and agriculture to tribute systems and sacrificial rituals. Zhu Hongwen, deputy director of the Palace Museum, said the museum houses 21,395 oracle bones, about 13 percent of the world's total number of such relics known to exist today. The book on the Palace Museum's oracle bone collection can provide references for studies on warfare during the Shang Dynasty, and on a rare recording of a solar eclipse, Liu added.

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Tech approach gives life to artifacts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tech approach gives life to artifacts

China Daily  

Visitors examine the oracle bones dating back to the late Shang Dynasty exhibited at the Yinxu Museum of Anyang, Henan. CHINA DAILY Unlike other famous ancient writing systems, such as Egyptian hieroglyphs, Babylonian cuneiform and Mayan glyphs, the character precursors on oracle bones eventually evolved into modern characters over the course of thousands of years. In the museum's oracle bone …

A vocation with character
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A vocation with character

China Daily  

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 …

A vocation with character
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A vocation with character

China Daily  

Jiang Yubin, a researcher specializing in oracle bone inscriptions at the center at Fudan University. Found in the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang city, Central China's Henan province, the oracle bone inscriptions proved the existence of the Shang Dynasty. "In the past 110 years, about 3,900 scholars from around the world have carried out research on oracle bone inscriptions. Nevertheless, China …

A vocation with character
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A vocation with character

China Daily  

Oracle bones with inscriptions on them unearthed at the Yinxu Ruins. Using technology like big data, the platform is a database that integrates updates on pieces of oracle bones that have been "rejoined" — basically, matching separate pieces that were originally part of the same oracle bone — which greatly facilitates the study of inscriptions. Although the pieces of a …

Oracle bone inscriptions stir half-century long passion of veteran archaeologist
1 year, 6 months ago

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

China Daily  

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, 6 months ago

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

China Daily  

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 …

Book on oracle bones published
1 year, 7 months ago

Book on oracle bones published

China Daily  

The first two volumes of Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Palace Museum Collection were newly published. The recently published first two volumes of the book, Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Palace Museum Collection, cover more than 1,300 bones, the inscriptions on which include topics ranging from military affairs, astronomy and agriculture to tribute systems and sacrificial rituals. Zhu Hongwen, deputy …

Book on oracle bones published
1 year, 7 months ago

Book on oracle bones published

China Daily  

A visitor views a sandalwood statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva at the central gallery of the Meridian Gate of the Palace Museum in Beijing on Friday. The recently published first two volumes of the book, Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Palace Museum Collection, cover more than 1,300 bones, the inscriptions on which include topics ranging from military affairs, astronomy and agriculture …

Book on oracle bones published
1 year, 7 months ago

Book on oracle bones published

China Daily  

The first two volumes of Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Palace Museum Collection were newly published. The recently published first two volumes of the book, Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Palace Museum Collection, cover more than 1,300 bones, the inscriptions on which include topics ranging from military affairs, astronomy and agriculture to tribute systems and sacrificial rituals. Zhu Hongwen, deputy …

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

China beefs up cultural relic protection with digital technology

China Daily  

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 …

Oracle bones provide a glimpse into history
2 years ago

Oracle bones provide a glimpse into history

China Daily  

A large quantity of oracle bones excavated from the Yinxu site in Anyang, Central China's Henan province, are housed at a museum there. In the Shang Dynasty, a lunar eclipse was also observed, and the scene was engraved on oracle bones. The recordings are helping researchers date the oracle bones and understand the course of the Shang Dynasty, and they …

Nanjing University launches project to study findings
2 years ago

Nanjing University launches project to study findings

China Daily  

Oracle bones housed in Nanjing University, Jiangsu province, that were donated by US Sinologist John Calvin Ferguson. About 600 pieces of oracle bones are now housed at Nanjing University Museum, making it the third-largest collection of its kind among Chinese colleges after Peking University and Tsinghua University, both in Beijing. They include Liu E, a famed novelist of the late …

Oracle bones provide a glimpse into history
2 years ago

Oracle bones provide a glimpse into history

China Daily  

A large quantity of oracle bones excavated from the Yinxu site in Anyang, Central China's Henan province, are housed at a museum there. In the Shang Dynasty, a lunar eclipse was also observed, and the scene was engraved on oracle bones. The recordings are helping researchers date the oracle bones and understand the course of the Shang Dynasty, and they …

Oracle bones provide a glimpse into history
2 years ago

Oracle bones provide a glimpse into history

China Daily  

Oracle bone found at the Yinxu site. Feng Shi, a researcher of the Institute of Archaeology affiliated to the CASS, says so far about 150,000 oracle bones have been found and more than 4,000 characters have been recognized, reflecting the many dimensions of the political and social lives of the Shang Dynasty. Song Zhenhao, one of the most prominent scholars …

Nanjing University launches project to study findings
2 years ago

Nanjing University launches project to study findings

China Daily  

Oracle bones housed in Nanjing University, Jiangsu province, that were donated by US Sinologist John Calvin Ferguson. About 600 pieces of oracle bones are now housed at Nanjing University Museum, making it the third-largest collection of its kind among Chinese colleges after Peking University and Tsinghua University, both in Beijing. They include Liu E, a famed novelist of the late …

Oracle bones provide a glimpse into history
2 years ago

Oracle bones provide a glimpse into history

China Daily  

A piece of oracle bone unearthed from the Yinxu site and its inked rubbing on paper. Artists' pursuits The oracle bone script appeals to not only scholars but also those outside the circles of archaeology and museology. Among people who brought the oracle bone script to the notice of the international community was Zao Wou-ki, a Chinese-French artist of world …

Yinxu National Archaeological Site Park
3 years, 6 months ago

Yinxu National Archaeological Site Park

China Daily  

Yinxu National Archeological Site Park 殷墟考古遗址公园 Address: Xiaotun village, Anyang city, Henan province Hours: Site of palaces and ancestral temples: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Site of imperial tombs: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm 8:30 am - 5:00 pm General admission: 70 yuan Tel: 3161022/3932171 The site of the excavation of oracle bones at the …

The bone collector
3 years, 8 months ago

The bone collector

China Daily  

Liu introduces oracle bones to visitors at the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, Henan province. Her 2006 work Jiaguwen Shuji Tiyao is a guide to academic studies of oracle bone inscriptions not just in China, but also abroad. In Anyang, considered the "hometown" of oracle bones, primary schools have calligraphy courses based on oracle bone inscriptions, she says. Modern technology is …

The bone collector
3 years, 8 months ago

The bone collector

China Daily  

Liu Yiman, who worked as an archaeologist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, goes through a book she compiled on archaeological discoveries of oracle bones in China. The bones Liu has worked with in Anyang, Henan province, for all those years are very special－oracle bones that have told us so much about Chinese history stretching back thousands of years. …

The bone collector
3 years, 8 months ago

The bone collector

China Daily  

Liu Yiman, who worked as an archaeologist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, goes through a book she compiled on archaeological discoveries of oracle bones in China. The bones Liu has worked with in Anyang, Henan province, for all those years are very special－oracle bones that have told us so much about Chinese history stretching back thousands of years. …

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