An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...
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Ancient Chinese “Symbol Factory” Revealed Through New Digital Database More Than Writing: Decoding Shang Dynasty Symbols Through New Digital Database

A new digital archive is making thousands of mysterious ancient Chinese emblematic symbols accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Yuwei Zhou, a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian ...
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Violence, kinship and the early Chinese state : the Shang and their world / Roderick Campbell, New York University

"Violence, Kinship and the Early Chinese State The Shang and their World Situated between myth and history, the Shang has been hailed both as China's first historical dynasty and as one of the world's ...
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A study of Shang dynasty aesthetic consciousness / Zhu Zhirong

"This book explores the aesthetic consciousness of the Shang Dynasty and its influence on Chinese aesthetic development and contemporary aesthetic creation. The Shang Dynasty is the first era in China ...