Civilization Exploration. Issue 1: Shang Dynasty: (Civilization Inscribed on Oracle Bones)

Author: Editorial Committee of "Civilization Exploration" Series
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Civilization Exploration Series · . The world has changed, and you and we have grown distant; exploration and discovery bring us closer to you. Many memories have become blurred, the brilliance of history gradually becoming clear as it once was. Xia Jie was a tyrant, while Cheng Tang avenged the people and punished the wicked, taking his place. The new ruler, with his glorious military achievements, made it so that "no one dared not come to rule, it was the constant of Shang." "The divine mandate of the black bird, descending to give birth to Shang," this tribe, claiming descent from the divine bird, migrated like. Pan Geng moved the capital to Yin, a decision that changed the fate of the Shang Dynasty. The wandering capital finally had a permanent location. However, their inherent reverence for deities never changed. The people of Yin believed in witchcraft, consulting oracle bones to ask about fortune and misfortune; they prayed to their ancestors, casting large bronze drums as symbols. The Shang Dynasty faded into obscurity, its splendid civilization buried underground, only recently brought back to the light of day. Brushing away the dust from the oracle bones, those simple strokes of writing have accompanied the Chinese civilization for millennia.