The Great Shang Civilization - Yinxu

❤Recommendation reason: The black bird of heaven came to give birth to the Shang Dynasty The most famous relic of the Shang Dynasty is the Yin Ruins in Anyang, which was the capital of Tang in the late Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty was the first dynasty in China to have direct contemporary written records. It took 100 years to dig here, but only 5% was excavated. The Shang people worshipped divination and recorded everything in oracle inscriptions, which left behind oracle bone inscriptions. Over time and history, it evolved into the current Chinese characters. You see, the oracle inscriptions of that time were inlaid with turquoise, and there was also a divination about the fact that Zi, the son of King Wu Ding of Shang and Fu Hao, was sick but still wanted to go to school. It turns out that children have never liked to go to school since ancient times! The Shang people's bronze casting technology also reached its peak. The largest bronze ware in China, the Houmuwu Ding, comes from Yinxu. Now it is a replica in the National Museum of China. "Muwu" is the temple name of the mother of King Wen Ding of the Shang Dynasty. The "mold" in "exactly the same" refers to the ceramic mold that is first made of fired clay and then poured with molten copper when casting bronze ware. Don't be fooled by its green color now. When the ceramic mold is broken, it will be a sparkling golden yellow. You can imagine how cute that bronze hand, which is not sure whether it is a prosthesis or a scratcher, looks. The merchants’ sacrifices were a bit scary—human sacrifices. The human bones in the sacrificial pits included those with chopped off legs, those trapped in pottery jars, and those about to crawl out. They were all called "human sacrifices." If you are interested, you can take a look at the book "Jian Shang". ​ 🏨Accommodation guide: Anyang City 💗Other tips: The explanation takes about an hour and a half and costs 30 yuan per person 🎫Tickets: 80 yuan per person