How many years ago did Oracle Bone Inscriptions appear?

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is the cultural product of Shang Dynasty (about17th century BC-1century BC), with a history of more than 3,600 years.

Shang rulers are superstitious about ghosts and gods. Before they act, they often use tortoise shell bones to predict good luck or bad luck. Later, they carved on the Oracle Bone Inscriptions the items they occupied and the Oracle Bone Inscriptions or related notes that they should check afterwards. Their writing is called Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is an ancient script in China, which is also called "Wen Qi", "Oracle Bone Inscriptions", "Yin Ruins" or "tortoise shell and animal bones". As an early form of Chinese characters, it is the oldest mature script of China Dynasty, which was first unearthed in Yin Ruins in Anyang City, Henan Province. It belongs to ancient Chinese, not the ancient or primitive language of other languages.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions was discovered in the Yin Ruins in Anyang City, Henan Province, China. It is the cultural product of the Shang Dynasty (about17th century BC1century BC), about 3600 years ago.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions has a symmetrical and stable pattern. Prepare three elements of calligraphy, namely, using a pen, finishing words and composing music. [2] Judging from the number and structure of fonts, Oracle Bone Inscriptions has developed into a more rigorous and systematic writing. The "six-character" principle of Chinese characters is reflected in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. But the traces of the original picture and the original words are still obvious.