An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...
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Ancient Chinese “Symbol Factory” Revealed Through New Digital Database More Than Writing: Decoding Shang Dynasty Symbols Through New Digital Database

A new digital archive is making thousands of mysterious ancient Chinese emblematic symbols accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Yuwei Zhou, a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian ...
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How China’s first 3 dynasties shaped Chinese culture and society, from writing to religion

From 2070BC to 256BC, the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties paved the way for Chinese society with Taoism, written language, music and more To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the ...
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Violence, kinship and the early Chinese state : the Shang and their world / Roderick Campbell, New York University

"Violence, Kinship and the Early Chinese State The Shang and their World Situated between myth and history, the Shang has been hailed both as China's first historical dynasty and as one of the world's ...
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New Exhibition Explores Chinese Civilization’s Earliest Origins

SHANGHAI — A jade dagger inscribed with a dragon and phoenix pattern. A plaque inlaid with a turquoise animal mask. An owl-shaped wine goblet that once belonged to the wife of Wu Ding, one of China’s ...