Where is the birthplace of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Anyang?

The birthplace of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Anyang, Henan Province is Anyang City.

When did Oracle bones appear?

Oracle Bone Inscriptions appeared in Wuding period of Shang Dynasty, and was written or engraved on tortoise shells and animal bones. Oracle Bone Inscriptions was discovered in Yin Ruins in Anyang City, Henan Province, China. Therefore, Oracle Bone Inscriptions is also called "Yin Ruins Characters", which has a history of about 3,600 years. It is not only the earliest and most systematic data for studying the origin of Chinese characters, but also an important wealth for studying oracle calligraphy.

Brief introduction of Oracle Bone Inscriptions

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is an ancient Chinese character in China, also known as "Wen Qi", "Oracle Bone Inscriptions", "Yin Ruins Book" or "tortoise shell and beast bone book". It is the earliest mature Chinese character we can see, which mainly refers to the characters carved by the royal family on tortoise shells or animal bones in the late Shang Dynasty in China for divination.

Judging from the number and structure of Chinese characters in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, it has developed into a more rigorous and systematic character, but the traces of original pictures and characters are still obvious, and the pictographic meaning is also obvious.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions, named after being engraved on the bones of tortoise shells, is a kind of book trace circulated in Shang Dynasty, and it is the earliest book trace. Its content is to record the Oracle Bone Inscriptions during the 270 years between Pan Geng and Zhou Wang.

Yin ruins location

Yin Ruins is located in the northwest suburb of Anyang, the eight ancient capitals of China, and straddles the north and south banks of Huan River. It has a history of 3300 years and was the capital of the late Shang Dynasty. It is also the first ancient capital site recorded by Oracle Bone Inscriptions and confirmed by archaeological excavations in the history of China. It consists of Yin Ruins Tomb Site, Yin Ruins Ancestral Hall Site and Huanbei Shopping Mall Site.

In14th century BC, King Pan Geng of Shang Dynasty moved the capital here. When he died, * * * spread to the 8th generation 12 king, which lasted for 273 years. After Zhou destroyed Yin, Wu Geng, the son of Zhou, was sealed here. Later, due to the rebellion in Wu Geng, the Yin people moved away and gradually became ruins, so it was called Yin Ruins.

At present, more than 80 large rammed earth buildings have been found in the ancestral temple area of the palace. These buildings are grand in shape, imposing and orderly in layout. According to the pattern of ancient palace buildings in China, they are distributed around the palace area.