Where is the ruins of Yin Ruins?

The ruins of Yin Ruins are located in the north of Wuguan Village on the north bank of Huan River in Anyang City. Once the ruins of Yin Ruins were discovered, the Shang Dynasty, which had been dusty for thousands of years, was finally well documented, which directly extended the examination history of China for thousands of years, restored the dynasty that had disappeared for more than 3,000 years, and finally inferred the economic development of Shang Dynasty from these tombs and Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

Characteristics of Yin Ruins

When you come to Yin Ruins, Oracle Bone Inscriptions, a kind of early ancient Chinese characters with different forms, is definitely worth seeing. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is the predecessor of Chinese characters in China and one of the oldest writing systems in the world. At first, this kind of writing was carved on tortoise shells or animal bones by the royal family in Shang Dynasty, which was used for divination and sacrifice, and was the carrier for early human beings to pray for gods and ask questions.

Generally speaking, the tortoiseshell used by the royal family is chinemys reevesii, a tribute from nearby places. The higher the status, the greater the sacrifice, the bigger the tortoise shell, and the more words recorded, which has become a major discovery in the world. It was even rated as the first of China 100 major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century, and now it has been included in the World Cultural Heritage List.