Shang Dynasty (The 17th century B.C. - the 11th century B.C.)
Shang Dynasty was the second dynasty in China’s history, there is quite important status in China’s history. Shang Dynasty goes through 17 generations together, 31 kings. Shang Dynasty undergoes more than 600 years of development, has been greatly improved in politics, economy and scientific fields more than Xia Dynasty.
Shang Dynasty already totally broke away from the life style of the primitive tribe. The Shang left an extensive historical record in the form of “oracle bones” and bronze inscriptions. Archaeologist unearthed a large number of divination tortoise-shell, exquisite bronze ware and jade from Shang Dynasty remains. Among them, “a four-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel” found in Anyang City. It is the biggest bronze ware that China found up until now. This shows that the Shang Dynasty bronze smelting and casting technology to achieve a very high level. Find inscriptions at divining tortoise-shell, thinks to be characters of Shang Dynasty, this Chinese pictograph initially that we can discern today, it is effective basis that we study Shang Dynasty culture.
