“The archaeological site of Yin Xu, close to Anyang City, some 500 km south of Beijing, is an ancient capital city of the late Shang Dynasty (1300 - 1046 BC). It testifies to the golden age of early Chinese culture, crafts and sciences, a time of great prosperity of the Chinese Bronze Age. A number of royal tombs and palaces, prototypes of later Chinese architecture, have been unearthed on the site, including the Palace and Royal Ancestral Shrines Area, with more than 80 house foundations, and the only tomb of a member of the royal family of the Shang Dynasty to have remained intact, the Tomb of Fu Hao. The large number and superb craftsmanship of the burial accessories found there bear testimony to the advanced level of Shang crafts industry. Inscriptions on oracle bones found in Yin Xu bear invaluable testimony to the development of one of the world’s oldest writing systems, ancient beliefs and social systems.”
殷墟
“殷墟考古遗址靠近安阳市，位于北京以南约500公里处，是商代晚期（公元前1300至1046年）的古代都城，代表了中国早期文化、工艺和科学的黄金时代，是中国青铜器时代最繁荣的时期。在殷墟遗址出土了大量王室陵墓、宫殿以及中国后期建筑的原型。遗址中的宫殿宗庙区（1000米×650米）拥有80处房屋地基，还有唯一一座保存完好的商代王室成员大墓“妇好墓”。殷墟出土的大量工艺精美的陪葬品证明了商代手工业的先进水平，现在它们是中国的国宝之一。在殷墟发现了大量甲骨窖穴。甲骨上的文字对于证明中国古代信仰、社会体系以及汉字这一世界上最古老的书写体系之一的发展有着不可估量的价值。”
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1114
Courtesy of cytomembrane from postcrossing forum
with matching stamps for Yin Xu
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