When was Oracle written?

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is the written language of Shang Dynasty.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is an ancient script in China, also known as Wen Qi, Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Yin Ruins or tortoise shell and animal bones. The earliest mature Chinese characters we can see mainly refer to the characters carved on tortoise shells or animal bones by the royal family in China in the late Shang Dynasty, which is a carrier of the earliest systematic Shang Dynasty characters known in China and East Asia.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions was first discovered by villagers in Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan Province. They didn't know it was an ancient relic at that time. It is only used as a medicinal keel to treat all diseases. Many tortoise shells and animal bones engraved with Oracle Bone Inscriptions were ground into powder, wasting many extremely precious cultural relics.

The Development Course of Oracle Bone Inscriptions

Oracle Bone Inscriptions, named after being engraved on tortoise shell bones, is a book trace circulated in Shang Dynasty. The content is an Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which records the 270-year migration from Pan Geng to Zhou Wang, and is the earliest book trace. Yin merchants have three characteristics, namely, believing in history, drinking alcohol and worshiping ghosts and gods. Because of this, these tortoise shells, which determine many things, can be seen again in later generations and become important materials for studying China's characters.

In Shang dynasty, the pen and ink were excellent, and the calligraphy was thin and sharp because of engraving, which had the interest of a blade. Influenced by the rise and fall of writing style, it can be roughly divided into five periods. In the late Shang Dynasty, he moved from Pan Geng to Shang Zhouwang, which lasted for about 273 years and experienced the eighth king of 12. During this period, Oracle Bone Inscriptions should be divided into early and late periods.