Where is the birthplace of Oracle Bone Inscriptions?

Oracle Bone Inscriptions was first discovered in Xiaotun Village, northwest of Anyang City, Henan Province, covering an area of more than 20 square kilometers. Known locally as Yin Ruins, Yin Ruins refer to the remains formed after the demise of Shang Dynasty. At least 6,543.8+0.5 million pieces of written Oracle bones have been found in Yin Ruins, and nearly 5,000 words have been recorded on Oracle bones, of which 654.38+0.700 Chinese characters can be recognized.

Basic information

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.

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Oracle Bone Inscriptions originated in Shang Dynasty. According to historical research, it is concluded that the formation of Oracle Bone Inscriptions was mainly due to the fact that Shang rulers were too superstitious about ghosts and gods and too obsessed with divination, so they carved some things they wanted to predict on tortoise shells or animal bones for divination. Later, the above words became the present Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions has a complete system. At that time, it was the most complete tool for recording languages in the world. This is a group of independent and self-sufficient roles, without any external factors. Moreover, it has strong vitality and has been used in China for thousands of years.